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[Verse 1]
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I dunno what I was thinking,
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Leaving my child behind,
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Now I suffer the curse and now I am blind

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With all this anger, guilt and sadness,
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Coming to haunt me forever,
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I can't wait for the cliff at the end of the river,

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Is this revenge I am seeking,
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Or seeking someone to avange me
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Stuck in my own paradox I wanna set myself free

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Maybe I should chase and find
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before they'll try to stop it
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It won't be long before I'll become a puppet


[Chorus]
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It's been so long,
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Since I last have seen my son
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lost to this monster
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to the man behind the slaughter

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Since you've been gone
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I've been singing this stupid song
           Gb
So I could ponder
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The sanity of your mother


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
Db                    Ab
I wish I lived in the present
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With the gift of my past mistakes
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But the future keeps luring in like a pack of snakes

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Your sweet little eyes, your little smile,
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is all I remember
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Those fuzzy memories mess with my temper

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 Justification is killing me
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But killing isn't justified
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What happened to my son, I'm terrified

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It lingers in my mind and the thought keeps on getting bigger,
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I'm sorry my sweet baby, I wish I've been there.


[Chorus]
     Bbm     Ab
It's been so long,
        Bbm               Bb
Since I last have seen my son
             Gb
lost to this monster
       F                Bbm
to the man behind the slaughter

      Bbm          Ab
Since you've been gone
          Bbm                 Bb
I've been singing this stupid song
           Gb
So I could ponder
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The sanity of your mother.


[Outro]
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