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Artist: Swans
Canonical path: /swans/my-own-hands
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My Own Hands
Read My Own Hands lyrics by Swans on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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My Own Hands
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It's not easy to get at your mind.
You dig a hole in the bed and that's where you stay.
I'm alone and I'm burning slowly.
I don't regret a thing.
I loved something once, but it turned into something I don't recognize.
I loved something once, but it burned while I held it in my hand.
No matter how hard I try, you'll pull me back down again.
You'll betray me without any sense or shame.
You'll betray me and I'll burn for your memory again.
I'll burn for your memory; I'll burn for your shame; then I'll take myself
in my own hands.
Then I'll break myself down with my own hands.
I don't regret a thing.
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