I remember it only too well—
It felt like how I imagine hell to feel.
Swells in the blood, swells in the blood, swells in the blood
A lump of uranium in my chest.
Just being alive hurt so much
looking into your eyes hurt so much
looking into the mouth of a liar
like crouching down in the fire, hurt so much
I never want to go back to that place.
I stared into the face of the deep.
Keep it inside, keep it inside, keep it inside,
if it gets out then there’s no rest.
Just being alive hurt so much
looking into your eyes hurt so much
looking into the mouth of a liar
like walking through the fire hurt so much
Hurt so much, hurt so much
it hurt so much, hurt so much
it hurt so much, hurt so much,
it hurt so much, hurt so much
Just being alive hurt so much
looking into your eyes hurt so much
looking into the mouth of a liar
like walking through the fire hurt so much
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