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A song i wrote about the current state of america as of 2/15/09
breaking hearts
fighting demons
fighting love for all our reasons
break the silence
that still holds us
open channels to remold us
Time
is taking it's tolls
across the bridges
and into the holes
the seconds climb as the stopwatch rolls
the minutes rise as the dollar folds
now we know
we can't distract them
our lies
can't retract them
and in
our darkest hour
the weak and poor
will rise to power
Time
is taking it's tolls
across the bridges
and into the holes
the seconds climb as the stopwatch rolls
the minutes rise as the dollar folds
make mistakes
so we can learn them
living life
so we can earn them
open fires
we can't burn them
our lives
can't return them
Time
is taking it's tolls
across the bridges
and into the holes
the seconds climb as the stopwatch rolls
the minutes rise as the dollar folds
open fires
we can't burn them
our lives
can't return them
Time
is taking it's tolls
across the bridges
and into the holes
the seconds climb as the stopwatch rolls
the minutes rise as
the minutes rise as
the minutes rise as
the minutes rise as
the dollar folds as
the minutes rise as
the minutes rise as...
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