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That Night A Forest Grew​.​.​. That NIght I Burned It Down

from Thank You For Your Cooperation by Sikes

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Track 06 off of the "THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION" FULL LENGTH. Download it for free now here: www.mediafire.com?585z47b3b4pbh9b

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"I AM A LONELY GIRL LIVING IN A LONELY WORLD
AND ALL I THINK ABOUT IS HOW YOU DID ME WRONG
HOW COME WE JUST CAN'T BE LIKE WE USED TO BE?
BOY, THINGS ARE THROUGH WITH YOU AND ME"

YOU AND ME, ME AND YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
I'VE BEEN KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE
OR MAYBE YOU DO, BUT YOU DON'T CARE
YOU SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF TIME BUT NONE OF IT YOU WANNA SHARE
MANY NIGHTS HAVE PASSED, DREAMING OF YOUR FACE
MANY HEARTS I'VE CRASHED, HUNGRY FOR YOUR TASTE
AND YET TO THIS DAY ME AND YOU, YOU AND ME
AN ADDICTION TO A FICTION THAT WILL NEVER BE

BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THE RISK OF INFECTION WAS TOO HIGH TO TAKE
SO BELIEVE ME I'M OKAY WITH BEING THE MONSTER THAT SCARES YOU AWAY

"I AM A LONELY GIRL LIVING IN A LONELY WORLD
AND ALL I THINK ABOUT IS HOW YOU DID ME WRONG
HOW COME WE JUST CAN'T BE LIKE WE USE TO BE?
BOY, THINGS ARE THROUGH WITH YOU AND ME"

I'VE FOUND THE TARGET. I'VE AIMED MY SHOT
AND I'D PULL THE TRIGGER BUT A BLANK IS ALL I'VE GOT
A BLANK MIND, BLANK THOUGHTS, BLANK STARE
CAUSE WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES YOU ARE NEVER REALLY THERE
WHERE THE FUCK? WHERE THE FUCK IS YOUR BRAIN?
YOU MUST HAVE PUKED IT OUT DIGESTING ALL THE POISON CONTAINED
INSIDE THE TIME WE ONCE SPENT THAT FELT SO UNIQUE
BUT NOW THOSE MEMORIES LIE IN THE STAINS ON MY BED SHEETS
I PICK THE REMAINS FROM BETWEEN MY TEETH
BECAUSE THE TASTE OF YOUR FLESH HASN'T LEFT FOR WEEKS
THE SWEAT FROM YOUR PALMS BURNED THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
AND TIED TOGETHER MY EMOTIONS WITH A GRASP ON MY LUNGS
AND ITS A WASTE OF TIME GETTING THESE KNOTS UNTANGLED
WHEN THE PARTS WE NEED TO FUNCTION HAVE BECOME DISABLED
BY THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO HOLD THE POWER
TO TAKE THE SWEETEST OF TASTES AND MAKE THEM SO SOUR

"I AM A LONELY GIRL LIVING IN A LONELY WORLD
AND ALL I THINK ABOUT IS HOW YOU DID ME WRONG
HOW COME WE JUST CAN'T BE LIKE WE USE TO BE?
BOY, THINGS ARE THROUGH WITH YOU AND ME"

DESTROY, ONLY FOR YOU
DESTROY, ONLY FOR ME
DESTROY EVERYTHING THAT WE EVER BUILT
DESTROYED IS ALL WE WERE MEANT TO BE

“WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS “I REALLY DON'T WANT PEOPLE CLOSE TO ME” AND SUBCONCIOUSLY YOU'RE PUSHING THEM AWAY. PEOPLE DON'T NESSICARALY WANT TO PUSH PEOPLE AWAY BUT WHAT THEY DO WANT TO DO IS HIDE THEMSELVES... OFTEN TIMES, OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO GET TO MUCH INTO YOUR BUSINESS AND THATS ANOTHER STORY, BUT IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU'RE PUSHING PEOPLE AWAY THEN A TIME FOR A SELF ANALYSIS IS NOW...”

I SHOULD HAVE MY HEAD EXAMINED
FOR BEING ON THESE STREETS AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT
ALL THE ROADS TO YOUR BRAIN JUST LEAD TO DEAD ENDS
IT JUST ISN'T WORTH THE FIGHT
I KNOW THAT I'VE HURT A LOT OF PEOPLE
I KNOW I'VE BEEN WRONG FROM THE FUCKING START
BUT WHEN YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME PUTTING CREATURES BACK TOGETHER
IT CAN FEEL SO GOOD TO JUST TEAR THEM APART

(AND IT FEELS SO GOOD TO JUST TEAR YOU APART)

"YOU'RE STANDING THERE WAITING FOR ME
AS IF I WOULD COME BACK TO YOU
BUT THE CHANCE IS OVER NOW, YOU AND ME WILL NEVER BE
YOU AND ME WILL NEVER, NEVER BE"

BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THE CLIMB UP YOUR MOUNTAIN WAS SUCH A MISTAKE
SO BELIEVE ME I'M OKAY WITH TAKING THIS FALL JUST TO MAKE YOUR HEART BREAK

"I AM A LONELY GIRL LIVING IN A LONELY WORLD
AND ALL I THINK ABOUT IS HOW YOU DID ME WRONG
HOW COME WE JUST CAN'T BE LIKE WE USE TO BE?
BOY, THINGS ARE THROUGH WITH YOU AND ME"

DESTROY, ONLY FOR YOU
DESTROY, ONLY FOR ME
DESTROY EVERYTHING THAT WE EVER BUILT
DESTROYED IS ALL WE WERE MEANT TO BE
X2

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from Thank You For Your Cooperation, track released April 1, 2011
ALL MUSIC AND LYRICS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY BRIAN HOWE
EXCEPT ALL OBVIOUS AND NOTED COLLABORATIONS
GUEST VOCALS: YAZ-DEE

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