The Real Thing

I know the feeling
 It is the real thing
 The essence of the truth
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 The perfect moment
 That golden moment
 
 I know you feel it too
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 I know the feeling
 It is the real thing
 You can't refuse the embrace
 No
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 It's like the pattern below the skin
 You gotta reach out and pull it all in
 And you feel like you're too close
 But you swallow another dose
 The pinnacle of happiness filling up your soul
 You don't think you can take any more
 You never wanna let go
 To touch the roots of experience
 The most basic ingredients
 To see the unseen glitter of life
 And feel the dirt, grief, anger and strife
 Cherish the certainty of now
 It kills you a bit at a time
 Cradle the inspiration
 It will leave you writhing on the floor
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 This is so unreal, what I feel
 This nourishment, life is bent
 Into a shape I can hold
 A twist of fate, all my own
 Just grit your teeth and make no sound
 Take a step away and look around
 Just clench your fist and close your eyes
 Look deep inside, hypnotize
 The whisper is but a shout
 That's what it is all about
 Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
 You will never let it slip away
 Like the sacred song that someone sings through you
 Through you
 Like the flesh so warm that the thorn sticks into
 Into
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 Like the dream you know one day will come to life
 Life
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 Try to hold on just a little longer, longer
 Stronger, stronger
 It's the jewel of victory
 The chasm of misery
 And once you have bitten the core
 You will always know the flavor
 The split second of divinity
 You drink up the sky
 All of heaven is in your arms
 You know the reason why
 It's right there, all by itself
 And what you are, there is nothing else
 You're growing a life within a life
 The lips of wonder kiss you inside
 And when it's over the feeling remains
 It all comes down to this
 The smoke clears, I see what it is
 That made me feel this way
 I know the feeling
 It is the real thing
 The essence of the truth
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 The perfect moment
 That golden moment
 
 I know you feel it too
 I know the feeling
 It is the real thing
 You can't refuse the embrace
 This is so unreal, what I feel
 Flood, sell your soul, feel the blood
 Pump through your veins, can't explain
 The element that's everything
 Just clench your fist and close your eyes
 Look deep inside, hypnotize
 Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
 You will never let it slip away
 Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
 You will never let it slip away
 You will never let it slip away
 You will never let it slip away
 Like the echoes of your childhood laughter
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 Ever after
 Like the first time love urged you to take its guidance
 In silence
 Like your heartbeat when you realize you're dying
 But you're trying
 Like the way you cry for a happy ending
 Ending
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 I know
 I know
 I know
 I know