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Lyrics
Throw that Needle Down
LYRICS
SO WE'RE GOIN DOWN THAT ROAD AGAIN,
BARRELIN DOWN A ONE WAY STREET,
NOT A STOP LIGHT OR A ROUNDABOUT,
NOTHIN DISCREET..
CUTTING HEARTS OUT LIKE A POWER SAW,
DEEPER SCARS FILLED HIGH WITH PAIN,
SMOKE AND ASHES ARE NO METAPHOR
BLACK TAR IN YOUR VEINS...
BECAUSE:
DEATH WAITS IN YOUR CORNER....TILL YOU'RE 6 FEET UNDER GROUND,
RISE UP TO REDEMPTION ,
THROW THAT NEEDLE DOWN...
VOICES CRYIN' ALL AROUND YOU,
STILL, YOU HOLD THE SMOKIN GUN..
THE SMELL OF DEATH SURROUNDS YOU,
SOON THE DAMAGE IS DONE...
BECAUSE:
DEATH WAITS IN YOUR CORNER....TILL YOU'RE 6 FEET UNDER GROUND,
RISE UP TO REDEMPTION,
THROW THAT NEEDLE DOWN...
DEATH WAITS IN YOUR CORNER....TILL YOU'RE 6 FEET UNDER GROUND,
RISE UP TO REDEMPTION
THROW THAT NEEDLE DOWN...
THAT'S YOU IN THE GRAVEYARD
YOUR FAMILY, YOU'VE DROWNED
RISE UP TO REDEMPTION
PLEASE, THROW THAT NEEDLE DOWN..
THROW THAT NEEDLE DOWN..