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VinesThe words come easy, but they're attached to a stone. / Gripped by vines that choke it, the vines are overgrown. / She can't tear them out of their rooted maze,

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Play Me A MemorySince she mastered the language of silence, / All the words that she speaks are abstract. / She says, "I know there's not much to believe in,

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Guilty ReliefA guilty relief leaks from my fingertips and stains this keyboard. / The words need to be told, but the result is more than I can afford. / What I want to know most is what you want to hear.

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See ThroughStriding down the tiles with the invisible hat, / So many steps up from the baseball bat. / Not really sure what its supposed to achieve,

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The UniverseShe's sitting on the moon, looking down on the earth. / She's got the perfect view to watch the whole globe burn. / She says to herself, "I don't belong anymore."

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Dear GodDear God, please be patient, this is my first prayer. / I don't know if you're listening, but I just want you to care. / Dear God, tell me the truth, can you hear me breathe?

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Love's GraveWhen the UV kicked in / there was sweat on her palms, / So she threw the shovel down;

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What To SayWhat do you say to a girl who walks alone? / She says she doesn't want friends, but she doesn't want home. / Her day isn't finished until she's cried for a while.

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She Found OutThey say destruction is creation, / Which she's proven to be true. / It takes a brutal pain,

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