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20,000 Reasons
I've got 20,000 reasons
Not to sing another song
About life and what's left of happiness
About the right and wrong
But today I sit here pacing
Not knowing where to go
What's left of me is getting lost at sea
The rest is buried deep down, down below
Say to me just three words
I swear that's all I need
Before the reds and blues
The lies and truths
Fade into a spectrum I can't see
I'm climbing from the bottom
The light's in front of me
If I slip and drown
Or you grab and pull me down
I'll forget what I can be
Let's start swimming in long strides
Take it easy, one stroke at a time
If I fall behind, you can throw a line, just one is fine
Or leave me far out, alone at sea
Come on say it, "I'll miss you"
If it's true then say it out loud
Don't grit your teeth and lie to me
I'll stop it if it causes you to bleed
So say to me just three words
I swear that's all I need
Before the ones and twos
The me's and you's
Turn into a language I can't read
I'm sifting through the rubble
The disaster right in front of me
If I lose sight of friends
Or you can't make amends
We'll all forget what we can be
So Let's start swimming in long strides
Take it easy, one stroke at a time
If I fall behind, you can throw a line, just one is fine
Or leave me far out, alone at sea
Come on say it, "I'll miss you"
If it's true then say it out loud
Don't grit your teeth and lie to me
I'll stop it if it causes you to bleed
I'll stop it if it causes you to bleed
Now can't you see?
It's not how it has to be
I've gotta do it for me
I know it's hard but won't you try?
If it causes you to cry
I'll come back, be by your side
And I'll stop it if it causes you to bleed
Come on say it, "I'll miss you"
If it's true then say it out loud
Don't grit your teeth and lie to me
I'll stop it if it causes you to bleed
Let's start swimming in long strides
Take it easy, one stroke at a time
If I fall behind, you can throw a line, just one is fine
Or leave me far out, alone at sea....
I've got 20,000 reasons
Not to write another song
About fear and what's left of love's first kiss
About the right and wrong
But today I sit here pacing
Not knowing where to go
What's left of me is getting lost at sea
The rest is buried deep down, down below
