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Artist: Tony Iommi
Canonical path: /tony-iommi/what-you-re-living-for
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What You're Living For
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What You're Living For
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I know you're leaving, but you wanted to stay
Hallucinogenic, you feel alright
You keep on breaking, let it all go away
So esoteric, you get stage fright
You know you're looking like a Picasso
You're so manic, you go all night
There's something cooking when you say hello
You're schizophrenic in the strobe light
I wanted to know do you speak your mind?
But you don't hear everything I say
It's such a shame you won't let me in
And it's not right, such is life
You know you want it and you think it's a must
So energetic in the insight
You won't admit it but you're ready to bust
You're so electric and you're skin tight
You're so misguided, can't you see that you're tired
You never panic in a dogfight
So damn excited, you're a little too wired
You're schizophrenic in the strobe light
Such is life
I wanted to know do you speak your mind?
But you don't hear everything I say
It's such a shame you won't let me in
And it's not right, such is life
I wanted to know do you speak your mind?
But you don't hear everything I say
It's such a shame you won't let me in
And it's not right, such is life
Such is life
It's what you're living for
It's what you're living for
It's what you're living for
It's what you're living for
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