AGAINST ME! - Because Of The Shame lyrics

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<b>Because Of The Shame</b> by <i>Against Me!</i><br />e used to get high together, instead of getting high alone.<br />

I can't remember the last time I saw you.<br />

I can't remember the last time we talked.<br />

You left home for a fresh start, <br />

Working as a waitress down in Bradenton.<br />

With my name tattoo'd into your skin.<br />

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Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability<br />

I am numbing myself completely.<br />

Can you hear me right now?<br />

I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes.<br />

It wasn't her words that shook me, it was the resemblance you shared.<br />

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Don't it feel so detached and unreal? Don't it seem so far away?<br />

Like the past never happened, or like nothings ever changed.<br />

With your casket open in front of me, <br />

Your eyes closed and your lips silent.<br />

With my name tattoo'd into your skin.<br />

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Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability<br />

I am numbing myself completely.<br />

Can you hear me right now?<br />

I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes.<br />

It wasn't her words that shook me, it was the resemblance you shared.<br />

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I didn't listen to the preacher.<br />

I couldn't look your husband in the eyes.<br />

I'm not sure what I meant to you then, <br />

So I'm not sure what I owe you now.<br />

But if something I said hurt you<br />

I swear it was not my intention.<br />

With your name tattoo'd into my skin.<br />

<br />

Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability<br />

I am numbing myself completely.<br />

Can you hear me right now?<br />

I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes.<br />

It wasn't her words that shook me, it was the resemblance you shared.