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its hanging off your arm
its hanging in your throat
its the truth that told a lie
in the letters you wish you hadn't wrote

its breaking your heart
it tells you what you need
its the tiny beast
that gets you in your sleep

does it scare you?

its a kid without an arm
tugging at your sleeve
begging you for money you wish you had to give

its the one that got away
coming to you in your dreams
telling you things you never knew
that would have made all the difference
all the difference...

do i really scare you that much
i didn't do anything you didn't ask for

i know you cover it up with humor
when it gets a little scary
i know you hate what you are
and i know you love me

but you are gonna get tired of me so fast
i only give you a little bit in doses
but i haven't got the dosage right
cause you keep spitting me out

does it really scare you so much
i didn't do anything you didn't ask for
did i take in the air with such force
that you wished i would stop breathing?

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from How It Is (with bonus tracks), released October 10, 2010

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