Scoundrel Days

Was that somebody screaming?
 It wasn't me for sure
 I lift my head up from uneasy pillows
 Put my feet on the floor
 Cut my wrist on a bad thought
 And head for the door
 Outside on the pavement
 The dark make no noise
 I can feel the sweat on my lips, mm
 Leaking into my mouth
 I'm heading out for the steep hills
 They're leaving me no choice
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 And see as our lives are in the making
 We believe through the lies and the hating
 That love goes free
 For want of an option
 I run the wind 'round
 I dream pictures of houses burning
 Never knowing nothing else to do
 And with death comes the morning
 Unannounced and new
 Was it too much to ask for
 To pull a little weight
 They forgive everything but greatness
 These are scoundrel days
 And I'm close to calling out their names
 As pride hits my face, yeah
 And see as our lives are in the making, quite enough
 We believe through their lies and the hating
 That love goes free
 Through scoundrel days
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 I reach the edge of town
 I've got blood in my hair
 Their hands touch my body
 From everywhere
 But I know that I've made it
 As I run into the air
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 And see as our lives are in the making
 We believe through their lies and the hating
 That love goes free
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 Through scoundrel days