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Artist: Zola Jesus
Canonical path: /zola-jesus/nail
Related lyric paths: 6
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Nail
Read Nail lyrics by Zola Jesus on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Nail
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How am I supposed to survive
If I don’t know what’s wrong and what’s right
How am I supposed to know freedom
If I don’t know I’m living inside
Cause you’ve got the nail to my all
My only chance to know what is what
Cause you’ve got the nail to my all
An object I can’t even control
Set me free
Pull the nail out with your teeth
Don’t leave me wasted
The slave hits the cog
And every neck is turned to grey
The silence turns to thaw
And the words make sense in their own way
But tradition is a slave to its owner
And I won’t let nobody take it over
No I won’t let nobody take it over
And on my own life I won’t turn a shoulder
To the fissures that keep us divided
Can’t hold on the quiet
Can’t keep me away
Set me free
Pull the nail out with your teeth
Set me free
Don’t leave me wasted
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