Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Spiritual Machines
Canonical path: /spiritual-machines/if-i-strike-first
Related lyric paths: 6
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If I Strike First
Read If I Strike First lyrics by Spiritual Machines on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If I Strike First
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Damn myself, not the woman
I can't
I learned if I strike first, you will never do your worst
Get em when they're down
It's now too late
I can't unknow you
I can't unhold you
I can't control you
It's now too late
I can't unlove you
I can't untouch you
I can't control you
All my life I'm on the run
I can't escape from what I've done
I wake myself on the edge of sleep
I fear the truth cuts too deep
I never will escape myself
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