[Intro]
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(Strum pattern changes)
(x2)
[Verse 1]
Too many friends are asleep inside pine boxes
Suicide by abuse of a toxins
Cause itâs easier to run away
Then to deal with the bullshit of the day to day
And I really canât blame you
Most days itâs hard to find a scrap of hope
Shouldâve been there to help you cope, but I was locked up in the brig of the same damn boat
[Chorus]
Why should I sugarcoat it
Weâre all gonna die
If we escape the coarse easily coerced
I guarantee next time
I see you youâll be strapped down to a bed
All cloaked in white
Rotting from the inside out beneath fluorescent lights
So, for the love of god do as I say not as I do
I may not care about myself, but I care about you
Kid Iâve been there and Iâve done that
It ainât pretty it ainât worth it
So trust me stay the away and youâll be o-kay
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
These lives are only ours to live
These sins are just ours to forgive
This stigma might wear thin
A life in pain, a love in vain
The veins & skin all weathered from a pin
You never felt desire, might cast your soul on fire
You canât understand their fear, ____ you refuse see them clearer
Victims of this crooked game, (all) trapped inside a world insane,
You cast aside, mere shadows in a funhouse mirror
[Chorus]
Why should I sugarcoat it
Weâre all gonna die
If we escape the coarse easily coerced
I guarantee next time
I see you youâll be strapped down to a bed
All cloaked in white
Rotting from the inside out beneath fluorescent lights
So, for the love of god do as I say not as I do
I may not care about myself, but I care about you
Kid Iâve been there and Iâve done that
It ainât pretty it ainât worth it
So trust me stay the away
And youâll be o-kay
[Instrumental]
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(Strumming changes)
(x2)
[Bridge]
Lifeâs a minefield a treacherous road
Call me selfish but I donât want to travel it alone
So burn the crutches and mend the bones
Cause weâve still got so many miles to go
[Verse 3]
Stay awake stay alive
we ve been building our demons
through the comfort of lies
with injections and bottles
we poison the mind
but don t crumble beneath
stay awake stay alive
Lifeâs a minefield a treacherous road
Call me selfish but I donât want to travel it alone
So burn the crutches and mend the bones
Cause weâve still got so many miles to go
Stay awake stay alive
think of all of us here left behind
I know it s painful
the sickness contrived
but you re stronger than you know
so put up a fightâ
[Outro]
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