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Artist: Staind
Canonical path: /staind/sober
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sober
Read Sober lyrics by Staind on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sober
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There's a shadow just behind me
Shrouding every breath I take
Taking every promise empty
Pointing every finger at me
Waiting like a stalking butler
Who upon the finger rests
Murder now the pattern's must we
Just because the son has come
Jesus, mustn't fucking whistle nothing but the past endured
Jesus, mustn't fucking whistle nothing but the past endured
Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over
and why can't we drink forever?
I just want to start this over
I am just a worthless liar
I am just an imbecile
I will only complicate you
Trust in me and fall as well
I will find a center in you
I will chew it up and leave
I will work to elevate you just enough to bring you down
Mother Mary mustn't fucking whisper nothing but the past endured
Mother mustn't fucking whisper nothing but the past endured
Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over
And why can't we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over this time
I am just a worthless liar
I am just an imbecile
I will only complicate you
Trust in me and fall as well
I will find a center in you
I will chew it up and leave
Trust me
Trust me
Trust me
Trust me
Trust me
Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over
And Why can't we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over this time
I want, what I want
I want, what I want
I want, what I want
I want, what I want
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