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Wednesday 13 February 2008

Staind, "Excess Bagage"

Well, I know the words, but I can't really speak them to you
And I hide all the pain, that I've gained with my wisdom, from you

And I'm eaten alive by what I hold inside
All the things that I live with I can't easily hide

And I'm left here with nothing, nothing to live for but you

It's not easy to hide all this damage inside
And I'll carry it with me until I'm not alive

When you look at my face, does it seem just as ugly to you
And I can't seem to erase all the scars I have lived with from you

I'm so sick of this place and this taste in my mouth
'Cause of you I can't figure what I'm all about

And I'm left here with nothing, nothing to live for but you

It's not easy to hide all this damage inside
I'll carry it with me 'til I'm not alive

Easily one of thee most influential songs that has ever graced my life ... I was listening to it tonight, really listening to it, humming and singing the words, taking it in ... I used to listen to it during my teen years as a means of surviving my home life. Now I listen to it for an entirely different reason ...

Music is so important. It's the reason I'm still here.

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