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Artist: Owen
Canonical path: /owen/the-desperate-act
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Desperate Act
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The Desperate Act
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You were right, babe
None of this means anything
There’s so much more for us to be than seen
Somehow all of the sudden I find myself struggling
Two lives are too much and not enough
I concede this childish need for attention
It’s the desperate act of a disappearing man
You'd better catch him while you can
What a mess
Past and present stitched together, perilously tethered
I ain’t fooling anyone (least of all, me)
I'm calling in sick forever
And I’m calling bullshit on everyone
This is a test and I’m failing it
You were right, babe
I love how you know me
I know how you love me
I know you long for this song to end
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