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Artist: Shinedown
Canonical path: /shinedown/what-you-wanted
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What You Wanted
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What You Wanted
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We're sick and we're tired
Our nerves are on fire
We're constantly wired
Yeah, it shows
Perhaps we got spun out
All our chances have run out
Could we drown in this drought?
For sure
But underneath it all, your skin might start to crawl
And they know you can't look away
So focus on the screen and kill your self-esteem
Yeah, it's a small price to pay
Goodbye, so long, see you later, good night
Did you get what you wanted? Is this what you wanted?
So long, we hope you enjoyed the ride
Did you get what you wanted? Is this what you wanted?
We don't need supervision
We don't want your religion
Too many cooks in the kitchen
And now we know
You don't know what you're doing
You don't care who you ruin
Just keep the fantasy moving
It's a hell of a show
The revolution's live, just like it and subscribe
You know we can't look away
You wanna live the dream, just kill your self-esteem
Oh, what a small price to pay
Goodbye, so long, see you later, good night
Did you get what you wanted? Is this what you wanted?
So long, we hope you enjoyed the ride
Did you get what you wanted? Is this what you wanted?
Na, na, na, na, na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
(Full stop, yeah)
Na, na, na, na, na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
(Full stop, yeah)
Goodbye, so long, see you later, good night
Did you get what you wanted? Is this what you wanted?
(Full stop, yeah)
So long, we hope you enjoyed the ride
Did you get what you wanted? Is this what you wanted?
(Full stop, yeah)
Goodbye, so long, see you later, good night
Did you get what you wanted? Is this what you wanted?
(Full stop, yeah)
So long, we hope you don't die on the ride
Did you get what you wanted? Is this what you wanted?
(Full stop, yeah)
Na, na, na, na, na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
(Full stop, yeah)
Na, na, na, na, na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
(Full stop, yeah
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