Story of the Year
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Pay Your Enemy

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Pay Your Enemy

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Your face is never missed

Your cleverness, the cutting words did not exist

Bitter, bleak, you're fucking weak

You know you don't deserve a thing

You fight for pride to save your name

To heal the scars and erase the shame

Take the blame, take the blame

Save an ounce of dignity

Cuz there's nothing left to prove to you!

You've become the enemy

Let it go (whoa, whoa!)

But you'll never take the blame

So let it go (whoa, whoa!)

I'll tear it down, arrogant, sick of it

Flatter everyone you can

I'm pulling teeth, cuz talk is cheap

And my regrets are elbow-deep

So now it's time to chase the dream

With hand grenades and gasoline

Burn it down, burn it down

Every gracious word you speak

Cuz now i see right through, so fuck you!

You've become the enemy

Let it go (whoa, whoa!)

But you'll never take the blame

So let it go (whoa, whoa whoa!)

The time has come, you know

To just let go!

Just let it all go!

And it's not enough

That you're handing everything

Still you smile to my face

But this time, i'll tear it down!

I'll tear it down!

I'll tear it down

Cuz there's nothing left to prove to you

You've become the enemy

Let it go (whoa, whoa!)

But you'll never take the blame

So let it go (whoa, whoa whoa!)

You are your own worst enemy, we know

(whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa whoa!)

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