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Common Sense


 ITS SAD BECAUSE OF NOT USING COMMON SENSE

EVERY TWENTY FOUR HOURS A PERSON DIES

WHY

*.SCREAMS* WHY

........VERSE 1.......................................................................................................

IM TIRED OF TURNING ON THE TV

SEEING THAT AGAIN SOMEONE DIED OF A STD

BECAUSE THEY COULDNT CONTROL THEIR SEXUALITY

NOT FEARING DEATH OR ITS IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES

THAT THEY COULD STRIVE 

TO SURVIVE

AND LIVE A DRUG FREE LIFE

IM TIRED OF HEARING THE SCREAMING 

HEARING THE PAIN 

SOMEONE STOPS BREATHING

LIVING THEIR LIVES IN CHAINS

LIVING THEIR LIVES IN HURT

TRYING FIND SOMEONE TO BLAME

AS THEIR TEARS FALL LIKE RAIN

IF I COULD CHANGE A LIFE

IMPACT A LIFE

HELP A PERSON TO FIGHT

TO EXIST 

TO NEVER FEEL ALONE

I WOULD GO TO HELL AND BACK

TO BRING THEM HOME

HELP THEM TO BE STRONG

*SCREAMS*SAVE ME

........CHORUS.......................................................................................................

I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

BUT NOTHING LASTS FOREVER*SCREAMS*

I WILL SAVE YOU

ONE LIFE FOR ANOTHER*SCREAMS*

I AM NOT AFRAID

I AM NOT AFRAID*SCREAMS*

I WILL EASE THE THE HATE

THE HATE*SCREAMS*

.......VERSE 2..........................................................................................................

YOU KNOW YOUR FEELING

WANT TO SCREAM IT ALL AWAY*SCREAMS*

STARE AT THE CEILING

TILL ITS ALL OK

BUT YOU HAVE EMOTIONS

AND THEY BLOCK THE WAY

TILL ITS TOO LATE*SCREAMS*

YOU HIDE YOUR HEART

SIT IN A EMPTY SPACE

TRYING FIND ANSWERS

HOW IT COULD CHANGE

BUT NOTHING EVER HAPPENS *SCREAMS

AND IT STAYS ALL THE SAME

YOU TURN UP YOUR RADIO

TRY TO LET GO

BUT ALL IT DOES

IS BRING YOU EVEN LOWER

TILL YOU BREAK

TILL YOU BREAK*SCREAMS*

........GO TO CHORUS 1...........................................................................................

.......CHORUS 2.........................................................................................................

SEE THE LIGHT*SCREAMS*

SEE YOUR PURPOSE

TAKE A CHANCE

BE A SURVIVOR*SCREAMS*

OPEN YOUR EYES

OPEN YOUR SOUL*SCREAMS*

BE ALIVE*SCREAMS*

BE ALIVE*SCREAMS*

BE ALIVE*SCREAMS*

BE A INFLUENCE 

BE ORIGIONAL

BE A HERO

BE DIFFERENT

DONT BE AFRAID TO BE

YOU*SCREAMS*

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