Blackbirds
[Intro]Drop thatget upTake to the streetsbetter lock that kid upFace full of teeth when he hock that spit upPacing the beat like a beastRocking the block on repeatSpeak from the cut like a rush of bloodPaint red on the sleeves of the ones you loveLay the sick ones down and the bells will ringPut pennies on the eyes let the dead men sing
[Verse 1]I shiver and shake the warm air coldI'm alone on my ownIn every mistake I dig this holeThrough my skin and bones
[Pre-Chorus]It's harder starting overThan never to have changed
[Chorus]With Blackbirds following meI'm digging out my graveThey close in, swallowing meThe pain, it comes in wavesI'm getting back what I gave
[Verse 2]I sweat through the sheet as daylight fadesAs I waste awayIt traps me inside mistakes I've madeThat's the price I pay
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[Bridge]I drop to the floor like I did beforeStop watchingI'm coughingI can't be moreWhat I want and what I need are at constant warLike a well full of poisona rotten coreThe blood goes thinthe fever stingsAnd I shake from the hell that the habits bringLet the sick ones downthe bells will ringPut pennies on the eyeslet the dead men sing
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[Outro]I'm getting back what I gaveI'm getting back what I gave