La Dispute - Damaged Goods lyrics

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She forced a smile, said, <br />

"Boy, come kiss my mouth<br />

You know that hope you're holding to? It looks an awful lot like fear.<br />

Now, you're so quick to fall on failure, and so quick to raise your voice, like, <br />

'If I can't find a mistake to blame, we didn't have a choice.'<br />

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Oh, but you had option.<br />

I was your chance to feel complete, <br />

But when I leaned in close to you, you<br />

Kissed your fear instead of me.<br />

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You had my hand in your hand, <br />

You had my lip in your teeth, <br />

You had my heart on your sleeve, <br />

You had a chance to breathe.<br />

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But, boy, you wouldn't let your fear recede so I moved on.<br />

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And it's too late to change your mind now, <br />

You got scared, boy, and I got gone.<br />

Now you failed, and there's no way to turn back time.<br />

You had your chance, boy, I tried."<br />

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"You tried?" I looked her in the eye and smiled, <br />

"My girl, you must understand that fear is not some product that I made.<br />

It crept unwelcome in my head the day they had her torn away.<br />

It changed me.<br />

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Now at the end of everyday I lie awake at night and wait<br />

To feel the wires of my brain get cut and quietly rearranged, and<br />

Hear my beaten heart exclaim, 'Still, I refuse to let her go.'"<br />

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So we escape to our mistakes for they wait patiently for us.<br />

Oh, how they always wait for me.<br />

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If my fear has kept me here only my fear can set me free.<br />

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And I'm sorry, dear, but don't you dare say another word.<br />

How could I risk holding your heart in me while still in love with her?<br />

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You were wrong."