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This song goes way back. For some reason wasn't recorded for an album. Here it is polished up as a single. Enjoy!
Mike could never understand what the hell I was saying, so for you Mike here are the lyrics...
lyrics
WHAT? YOU THINK I'M GONNA PLAY YOUR GAME?
SPUN TO MAKE ME RELIANT, IN DEBT
EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR ME, YOU THEN USE AGAINST ME
YOUR KINDNESS IS SICK - LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M YOUR PET
WHAT? YOU THINK I OWE YOU MINE?
WHO YOU THINK I'M LISTENING TO?
ALL YOU GOT IS CONFUSED, DIVIDED
FEAR EVERYONE, BELIEVE IN NOTHING
NO I WILL NOT BE APART
OF YOUR FAMILY, SOCIETY
OUTSIDE OF THIS DISEASE
THIS SICKNESS IT PERVADES
A SADNESS, A RAGE
A HATE THAT HOLDS TOGETHER LIKE A CAGE
EVERYDAY IT GROWS STRONGER
THE BRANCHES GROWING FURTHER
NO I WILL NOT RECOGNIZE
THE RULE, THE LAW
THE ORDER OF THIS LIE
ITS JUST A TWISTED LITTLE GAME
TO DIS-ENGAGE, RE-ARRANGE
ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BRING A CHANGE
LIVE FREE OR DIE
CAUSE IN THE END WE ARE ALONE
YES IN THE END WE ARE ALL ALONE
AND YOUR FIGHT YOU FIGHT ALONE
CAUSE IN THE END YOU ARE ALONE
NO I WILL NOT PLAY ALONG
SEPARATE LIBERATE ME
FROM THIS SICK IDEA
THERE'S A DARKNESS UP AHEAD
I GO NO FURTHER STEP NO MORE
ON THIS TWISTED ROAD YOU GOT ME ON
EVERYDAY IT GROWS STRONGER
THE BRANCHES GROWING FURTHER
NO I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU GOT
PUT EM UP BRING IT ON
GIVE ME WHAT YOUR GOOD FOR
NO ONE'S GONNA THANK YOU IN THE END
TO DO WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT YOU NEED
GETTING THAT WHICH KEEPS YOU ALIVE
LIVE FREE OR DIE
CAUSE IN THE END WE ARE ALONE
YES IN THE END WE ARE ALL ALONE
AND YOUR FIGHT YOU FIGHT ALONE
CAUSE IN THE END YOU ARE ALONE
NO ONE'S GONNA THANK YOU - LIVE FREE OR DIE
TO KEEP IT ALIVE
EVERYDAY IT GROWS STRONGER
THE BRANCHES GROWING FURTHER
NO IT DOES NOT GO AWAY
THE NEED THE SEED
THE DRUMMER IN THE BONES
NO IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THEY SAY
IT DOES NOT BEND, DOES NOT CHANGE
A MILLION LIE$ WILL NOT STOP WHATS TRUE
CAUSE IN THE END WE ARE ALONE
YES IN THE END WE ARE ALL ALONE
AND YOUR FIGHT YOU FIGHT ALONE
CAUSE IN THE END YOU ARE ALONE
credits
released December 21, 2012
Guitar and Vocals: Happy Man Terrance
Bass: Curtis
Drums: Mike
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