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Artist: Yoko Kanno
Canonical path: /yoko-kanno/whats-it-for
Related lyric paths: 6
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Whats it for
Read Whats it for lyrics by Yoko Kanno on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Whats it for
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I'm not too sure I can go much further
I'm not even sure the things are even getting better
I'm so tired of me that has to disagree
I'm so tired of me that's in control
I woke up to see the sun shining all around me
how could it shine down on me?
you'd think It didn't notice
I can't take it anymore
had to ask myself,
"what's it really for?"
everything I tried to do it didn't matter
and now I might be better off just rolling over
cause you know I tried so hard but couldn't change a thing
and it hurts so much I might as well let it go
I can't really take the sun shining all around me
why would it shine down on me?
you'd think it might have noticed
I no longer believe
I can't help tellin' myself
"it don't mean a thing"
I woke up to find the sun shining all around me
how could it shine down on me?
sun shining all it's beauty
why would it shine down on me?
you'd think that it would notice
I can't take it anymore
just had to ask myself
"what's it really for?"
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Yoko Kanno performs "Whats it for", and this lyric page sits inside the Yoko Kanno catalog on LyroVerse.
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