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CU RE & DI SEASE I B I TE MY LI P TI LL I T B LEED S TO FALL I N LO VE I S A D I SEASE AN D SO ME B O TTLES O F J AMESO N SEEM TO B E G O O D MED I CI N E TH E VERSE I T H AS CH AN G ED B U T TH E CH O RU S I S STI LL TH E SAME D O YO U REMEMB ER TH AT YO U ASKED ME FO R TH E LAST TI ME TH AT I CRI ED H ERE I S YO U R AN SWER: I T WAS TO N I G H T AN D YO U ARE TH E REASO N WH Y I CAN ’T STO P TH I N KI N G ' B O U T YO U R SMI LE D O N ’T KN O W H O W MAN Y TI MES YO U LI ED I T’S PRO B AB LY B ETTER N O T TO KN O W EI TH ER WAY I J U ST CAN ' T LET YO U G O TH E WH I SKEY B U RN S D O WN MY TH RO AT TH I S RO O M I T FEELS LI KE A D EATH RO W WI LL LI FE EVER PARD O N ME YO U ARE TH E CU RE YO U ’RE TH E D I SEASE TH E LAST I N CH N O B O D Y I S G O I N G TO D AN CE RI G H T N O W I T LOOKS AS I F SOMEON E H AS H AD SEX ON MY COU CH SH O U LD I TU RN TH E RECO RD O VER SH O U LD I G ET AN O TH ER D RI N K I REALLY N EED SO ME O TH ER TH O U G H TS TO TH I N K I CAN H EAR TH E I CE CRU SH I N G I N MY G LASS MAYB E TH AT CO U LD B E TH E SO U N D O F A B REAKI N G H EART I T SEEMS LI KE I T WAS J U ST ON E N I GH T B U T N O W I T’S TI ME TO REALI ZE TH AT O N E WH O LE YEAR H AS ALREADY PASSED BY AN D I CAN ’T TU RN B ACK TI ME TH I S WAS TH E LAST SO N G O F O U R PARTY B U T TH E N EED LE H U N G FO R A WH I LE O N TH E LAST I N CH O F O U R RECO RD AN D N O W I ’M SU RE TH ERE AI N ’T N O N EW LO VE SO N G S TO WRI TE I T’S A LO N G WAY H O ME ALL B Y MYSELF I KN OW I COU LD N EED SOME BU T I DON ’T WAN T N O H ELP MAYB E I T’S AN EN D LESS D RI VE MAYB E I WI LL N EVER ARRI VE FAR FRO M H O ME I S WH ERE I FEEL ALI VE AN D I WAN T TO SU RVI VE ALL ALL ALL ALL TH O SE TO RN O U T PAG ES TH O SE EMPTY FRAMES TH O SE CU T O U T FACES YO U R N AMES I H ATE TO TALK AB O U T G O O D O LD TI MES CAU SE ALL WH AT I S LEFT ARE GOOD OLD LI ES I KN O W TH ERE AI N ’T N O N EW LO VE SO N G S TO WRI TE B LACK WATER TH E TH I N G TH AT SH O U LD N O T B E I STI LL CAN ' T B ELI EVE WH AT YO U D I D TO ME AN D N O W I ’M TRYI N G TO WRI TE A SO N G AB O U T H O W MU CH I T H U RTS B U T I ’M N O T AB LE TO WRI TE D O WN J U ST ON E SI N GLE WORD SO I STRU M SO ME MI N O R CH O RD S AN D LET TH E TEARS FLO W I WEAR SU N GLASSES AT N I GH T N O O N E SH O U LD B E AB LE TO SEE H O W MU CH I ’VE CRI ED AN D I D RI N K TO FO RG ET B U T TH E MEMO RY REMAI N S I WO U LD LI KE TO TALK TO YO U B U T TH ERE I S N O TH I N G LEFT TO SAY SO I STRU M SO ME MI N O R CH O RD S AN D LET TH E TEARS FLO W TH I S H APPEN ED B EFO RE AN D I T WI LL H APPEN AGAI N B U T I WI LL N EVER G ET U SED TO I T I CAN J U ST TRY TO STAN D TH E PAI N WI TH H EAD ACH E PI LLS AN D ALCO H O L AGAI N ST A DREAM N O ON E CAN FU LFI LL MY PLEAD I N G H EART STI LL B EG S FO R MO RE B U T I T WI LL N EVER B EAT YO U R CO MMAN D I N G WI LL I CAN ’T STAN D TH I S AN YMO RE B LACK WATER FLO O D S AN ALREADY BLACK SH ORE N O W TH AT YO U PU LLED ME I N ALL WH AT' S LEFT I S SI N K O R SWI M MY LU N GS ARE ALREADY FI LLED B U T TH I S H EART WO N ’T STO P B EATI N G TH I S B O D Y I S SO TI RED I LET MYSELF D RI FT AN D FLO AT SO ME O TH ER D AY WE ALL EN D U P I N TH E SAME O LD MESS EVEN YO U R LI FE MY FRI EN D I S FO LLO WED B Y D EATH AN D I CAN ' T CO U N T TH E TI MES TH AT I ' VE SAI D : „ I ’LL N EVER D RI N K TH AT MU CH AG AI N “ AN D WH AT AB O U T TH I S STU PI D TH I N G TH EY CALL LO VE I T ALWAYS EN D S U P WI TH A B RO KEN H EART TH E RO AD N EATH MY FEET I S TH E O N LY G O O D TH I N G WI TH MY FI N G ERS O N WO RN O U T STRI N G S B U T YO U D O N ’T H AVE TO SAY TH AT TH I S I S N O T YO U R WAY I ’LL B E B ACK O N SO ME O TH ER D AY H AN D ME YO U R LI G H TER CAU SE SOON I ’LL BE GON E J U ST O N E MO RE CI G ARETTE AN D ON E MORE BORI N G SON G TH I S I SN ’T WH AT I T WAS EXPECTED TO B E CAU SE YO U ’RE TO O D RU N K TO KI SS TH AT’S WH AT TH EY CALL D ESTI N Y I ’M A LON ESOME RI DER ON A LON ESOME ROAD I ALWAYS TRAVEL WI TH LO VE BU T ALL ON MY OWN I REALLY LI KE H O W FAST YO U R H EART I S B EATI N G I N YO U R CH EST AN D TH E SMI LE O N YO U R FACE ASKS: „ D O N ’T YO U N EED A REST? “ D O N ’T B LAME ME I F I LEAVE I N EVER SAI D YO U MEAN T N O TH I N G TO ME B U T TH ESE CH O RD S ARE MO RE TRU STY TH AN YO U CO U LD EVER B E AN D TH AT I S ALL TH AT MATTERS TO ME SCATTER MY ASH ES I N TO TH E SEA O N CE AG AI N I T' S TI ME TO TH I N K AB O U T TH E G O O D O LD D AYS AN D H O W MY LI VE H AS CH AN G ED I N O H SO MAN Y WAYS YO U WERE ALWAYS WI TH ME YO U LAY I N MY ARMS WI TH YO U R VO I CE MAD E O F STEEL AN D YO U R WO O D EN H EART WO MEN TH EY MAY CO ME AN D WO MEN TH EY WI LL G O YO U ' VE H EARD AB O U T ALL TH I S TO O MAN Y TI MES B EFO RE I TO LD YO U EVERY LI TTLE SECRET YO U KN O W ALL AB O U T MY FEARS YO U R B O D Y I S CO VERED WI TH MY B LO O D MY SWEAT AN D MY TEARS AN D WH EN TH E D AY CO MES TH AT I D I E PU T MY G U I TAR I N MY CO FFI N H AN D I T O VER TO TH E FI RE SCATTER MY ASH ES I N TO TH E SEA CAU SE N O O N E N EED S TO KN O W WH ERE TH EY H AVE B U RRI ED ME WELL I DON ' T N EED N O FLOWERS WH EN I ' M ALREADY GON E TH EY CAN B E N O RED RESS FO R ALL YO U H AVEN ' T D O N E SCATTER MY ASH ES I N TO TH E SEA LI STEN TO MY SO N G S TRY TO FO RG ET AB O U T ME ALL YO U SO CALLED FRI EN D S WH ERE ARE YO U N O W? 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WH EN YO U D ESTRO YED N EARLY EVERYTH I N G I B ELI EVED I N WH EN I SU RVI VE EVERYTH I N G TH AT I O N CE B ELI EVED I N H YD RO G EN PERO XI D E I REMEMB ER TH E SMELL O F H YD RO G EN PERO XI D E WH EN GRAN DMA GOT H ER N EW PERM DON E AN D I STI LL LO VE TH E TASTE OF LI QU OR AT N I GH T WH EN GRAN DPA GOT H I MSELF DRU N K I TH I N K O F LI TTER AN D H O RSES AN D CI G ARETTE SMO KE AN D D EERS O N TH E STREETS AT N I G H T I WAS N EVER G O O D AT SO CCER AN D N OT SMART EN OU GH FOR GI RLS B U T AT LEAST I WAS N EVER I N A FI G H T EVERY B O Y B ECO MES A MAN SO ME MU ST LEARN I T TH E H ARD WAY SO METI MES SO MEB O D Y H AS TO D I E A BU LLET FU LL OF J EALOU SY TO O K MY B EST FRI EN D AWAY TO MU CH TO CO MPREH EN D FO R A YO U N G B O Y TH ERE WAS A LI G H T I N TH E H ALLWAY WH EN I COU LD N OT SLEEP AT N I GH T AN D MO M LEFT TH E D O O R AJ AR H E TH O U G H T TH AT SH E WAS CH EATI N G O N H I M AT TH E CARN I VAL H E SH OT H ER DOWN AS SH E MO VED B ACK I N TO TH E CAR AN D AU N TY G O T AD D I CTED TO ALCO H O L H ER MAN H AD A H EART ATTACK WH I LE H E ESCAPED FROM PRI SON TH REE TI MES I N A RO W N O TH I N G WI LL EVER B RI N G H ER B ACK A PH O N E CALL LATE AT N I G H T D AD TO LD U S SU SI I S D EAD I N TH I S MO MEN T TH E WO RLD STO O D STI LL TH O U G H SO ME MI G H T FO RG ET WH AT H APPEN ED TH I S CO LD SEPTEMB ER N I G H T TH I S TEN YEAR O LD B O Y N EVER WI LL OLD DOG BARKI N G D O N ' T ASK ME ' B O U T MY VO I CE I ' VE B EEN ASK TH O U SAN D TI MES B EFO RE FOR SU RE I DRI N K SOME WH I SKEY BU T I SMOKE A WH OLE LOT MORE D O N ' T TRY TO FI G U RE O U T MY AG E I ' M O LD ER TH AN YO U ’D G U ESS TH AT YO U CO U LD B E MY SO N I S B AD BUT IT IS NOT A MESS YO U ' D LI KE TO KN O W MO RE ' B O U T MY LYRI CS FO R SU RE I WRO TE TH EM D O WN I N TH E B O O KLET O F MY N EW CD WH I CH YO U CO U LD B U Y RI G H T N O W I T G O T 1 2 TRACKS O N I T I O FFER YO U MY H EART AN D MI N D I KN O W I T’S CH EAP EN O U G H SO YO U SH O U LD N O T START ARG U I N G ' B O U T TH E PRI CE I ' M AN O LD D O G B ARKI N G AT YO U B U T AT LEAST I WO N ' T B I TE FO R TWEN TY YEARS I ' M O N TH E RO AD AN D I SLEPT MO STLY O N TH E G RO U N D WI TH O U T G ETTI N G AN Y B REAKFAST B U T TH E CH EAPEST B EER ARO U N D I WAS LON GI N G FOR A SH OWER O R J U ST A SI N K TO WASH MY H AI R I B O U G H T SH I RTS FRO M O TH ER B AN D S TO H AVE SO ME FRESH CLO TH ES TO WEAR I PLAYED YO U TH CEN TERS AN D LI VI N G RO O MS AN D YEAH I T H U RTS A B I T I F YO U CALL ME A B I TCH N O W CAU SE I MAKE MON EY OF I T CAU SE MAKI N G MU SI C TH ESE D AYS I S ALMO ST ALWAYS A H ARD FI G H T WH EN I T D O ESN ' T MATTER H O W G O O D YO U SO U N D I F YO U H AVE EN O U G H FRI EN D S AN D LI KES I ' M AN O LD D O G B ARKI N G AT YO U B U T AT LEAST I WO N ' T B I TE N O W MY G U I TAR’S WO RTH MO RE TH AN MY CAR B U T I ’M FI N E WI TH I T I WORKED MY ASS OF MAKI N G MON EY FOR A MI N I MU M WAGE TO B U Y A H ARP FO R 3 0 B U CKS G O T STO LEN O FF TH E STAG E I FO U N D MY MU SI C O N TH E I N TERN ET TO D O WN LO AD I T FO R FREE I N EED TO ASK YO U FO R TH E D I FFEREN CE B ETWEEN TH O SE D I RTY TH I EFS I ' M G ETTI N G AN G RY ASK MYSELF WH EN TH EY START CALLI N G TH EM A B AN D ALL TH O SE LO U SY FU CKED U P SI N G ERS TH AT LO O K LI KE B ARB I E AN D KEN TH E MU SI C' S G ETTI N G WO RSE AS TH E TI CKET PRI CES RI SE B U T I KEEP O N D O I N G TH I S CAU SE P U N K R O C K W I L L N E V E R D I E! MI SSI N G H EART SH ADOW I T' S B EEN TEN YEARS SI N CE YO U LEFT ME TH E LAST WEEKS I ' VE CRI ED MO RE TH AN I EVER D I D B EFO RE MY LI FE FELT LI KE A CU P OF COLD COFFEE TO WARM I T O VER MAD E I T SMELL WO RSE TH AN I T SMELLED B EFO RE I ' LL PACK MY B AG S AN D LEAVE TH I S PLACE AS SOON AS POSSI BLE D O ESN ' T MATTER WH ERE I G O FAR AWAY WI LL ALWAYS B E WH ERE TH E H EART I S MI SSI N G H O ME MO RE TH AN TWEN TY YEARS H AVE PASSED SI N CE YO U D I ED MU CH TO O YO U N G MU RDERED BY RELI GI OU S I DEOLOGI ES I T STI LL FEELS SO WRO N G I KN O W YO U WATCH ME FRO M TH E SKY WH I STLI N G TH E SO N G S TH AT I WRI TE YO U ' RE EVERYWH ERE I G O FAR AWAY WI LL ALWAYS B E WH ERE TH E H EART I S MI SSI N G H O ME I STI LL MI SS TH I S H O ME I STI LL MI SS O U R TI ME TH E O N LY G O O D TH I N G AB O U T I T I S I ' M N O T AFRAI D TO D I E I ' M SU RE WE' LL MEET AGAI N WH EN I ' VE SU N G TH E LAST SO N G FAR AWAY WI LL ALWAYS B E WH ERE TH E H EART I S MI SSI N G H O ME EVEN TH O U G H YO U ARE LO N G G O N E I MI SS YO U MO RE EVERY D AY I ' D LI KE TO SEE YO U I N TH E FI RST RO W AT O N LY O N E SH O W TH AT I PLAY I ' M SU RE WE' LL MEET AGAI N WH EN I ' VE SU N G TH E LAST SO N G MY DEAR COU SI N MY BEST FRI EN D ON E DAY I ' M COMI N G H OME G REETI N G S FRO M SO MEO N E ELSE TH E SH O W I S O VER TH E AU D I EN CE I S G O N E STU CK I N A LO N ELY MO TEL RO O M I LET ALL TH E LI G H TS O N I SI T I N TH E B ATH TU B FO R SU RE I D RAN K TO MU CH MY MOBI LE PH ON E I S LAU GH I N G AT ME BUT I’M NOT DRUNK ENOUGH B U T I STI LL G O T MY G U I TAR AN D I ’M STI LL O N TH E RO AD WH AT ELSE CO U LD O N E O F TH E LAST GOOD OLD MEN LOOK FOR MAYB E O N E D AY I ’LL WRI TE A PO STCARD SO YO U SH O U LD CH ECK YO U R MAI L CAU SE A D I FFEREN T MAN MI G H T SEN D YO U G REETI N G S FRO M SO MEO N E ELSE ARE YO U A TRU E B ELI EVER O R A H O PELESS RO MAN TI C D O YO U PLAY G U I TAR O R ARE YO U I N TO PAI N TI N G H AVE YO U EVER WRI TTEN A PO EM O R TH E LYRI CS FO R A SO N G WH AT D O ES N O T KI LL YO U MAKES YO U FEEL STRO N G WH AT I S YO U R FAVO RI TE B AN D O R D O YO U H AVE N O N E ARE YO U REALLY SATI SFI ED WH EN YO U TU RN TH E RAD I O O N WH Y D O YO U STAN D N EXT TO TH E STAG E AN D TALK TH E WH O LE TI ME CO U LD YO U SH O W SO ME RESPECT AN D BE QU I ET FOR A WH I LE TH E LAST CH O RD I S PLAYED I T’S TI ME FO R CU RTAI N CALL TI ME TO AD MI T TH AT TH I S WAS REALLY ALL B U T YO U ARE N O T TH E FI RST AN D YO U WO N ’T B E TH E LAST AN D TH ESE WERE „ O N LY“ TH REE MO RE YEARS TH AT WEN T B Y TO O FAST TH ERE WAS A TI ME WH EN PU N K WAS MO RE TH AN J U ST A FO U R LETTER WO RD MO RE TH AN A CH EAP RAMO N ES PRI N T O N AN EVEN CH EAPER SH I RT B U T I T D O ESN ' T REALLY MATTER WH I CH B AN D N AME I S PRI N TED O N YO U R CH EST J U ST AS LO N G AS A TRU E H EART I S B EATI N G I N YO U R B REAST LI KE TH E I N K O N TH E PO STCARD TH E MEMO RI ES WI LL FAD E B U T I WI LL ALWAYS REMEMB ER O U R TI ME AT TH E B AY I CAN ’T CALL YO U AVO I D TO MEET YO U BU T DON ’T GET ME WRON G AT TH E MO MEN T ALL TH AT I CAN D O I S KEEP SI N GI N G OU R SON G H O W MU CH D O YO U CARE AB O U T YO U R H AI RCU T O R AB O U T PO LI TI CS D O YO U J U ST LI STEN TO A RECO RD O R D O YO U READ TH E LYRI CS AN D N OBODY CARES H O W MU CH I N K' S U N D ER YO U R SKI N I F YO U ' VE G O T SO METH I N G TO SAY O R A N I CE TU N E TO SI N G AM I SOMEON E ELSE? 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