| If I could paint you a picture of clouds and trees
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| And show you all of the finer things
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| I’d dry out your leaves and paint the sky black and white
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| To prove we’re not the same
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| I’ve seen people who’ve never peaked
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| I’ve seen dreams die in front of me
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| I hate you for now but you won’t defy my past
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| I’ll prove we’re not the same
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| I heard today from a friend of a friend I guess this is how it goes
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| They said you’re better now
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| Moved on transcend, so I thought I should let you know
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| That I’m just the same, this families bent
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| The American dream they visioned then
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| They had to let it go, and let it mend
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| So for Christ sake just leave us be
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| Give me some space and let me breathe
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| I was too young back then to see
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| How you affected me
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| I hope everything you’ve come to know walks out on you
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| If I could paint you a picture of clouds and trees
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| And show you all of the finer things
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| I’d dry out your leaves and paint the sky black and white
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| To prove we’re not the same
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| I’ve seen people who’ve never peaked
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| I’ve seen dreams die in front of me
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| I hate you for now but you won’t defy my past
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| I’ll prove we’re not the same
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| You came and you saw and you broke and you took
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| You ripped and you tore every page from our book
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| This house now a war, our foundation was shook
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| And the impression you left on how a family should look
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| I hated you when I was young
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| I hope your conscience leaves you sleepless
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| I pity you as time goes on
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| I’d like to think your worlds in pieces
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| For Christ sake just leave us be
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| Give me some space and let me breathe
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| I was too young back then to see
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| How you affected me
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| I hope everything you’ve come to know walks out on you
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| I hope someday you feel the pain you put me through
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| If I could paint you a picture of clouds and trees
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| And show you all of the finer things
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| I’d dry out your leaves and paint the sky black and white
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| To prove we’re not the same
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| I’ve seen people who’ve never peaked
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| I’ve seen dreams die in front of me
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| I hate you for now but you won’t defy my past
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| I’ll prove we’re not the same
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| I hope someday you feel the pain
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| I hope someday you feel the pain
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| I hope someday you feel the pain
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| I hope someday you feel the pain
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| I hope someday
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| I heard it today from a friend of a friend
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| I guess this is how it goes
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| He said you’re better now
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| But I doubt you’ve grown
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| And when your son grows up I hope he sees
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| The coward and the crook
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| And the world you took away from me
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| So I thought I’d let you know
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| That my father’s twice the man
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| That you could ever be
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| And when your son grows up
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| I hope he sees the coward and the crook
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| The house you shook
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| And the world you took away from me… |