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Grease up your palms to carry the weight,
But your hands are too dirty to hold a clean slate.
More lion than lamb is second nature to you,
We know you'd rather prey on, than pray to.

Rather hold my breath than bite my tongue,
& keep like a secret within a collapsed lung.
It takes a firm grip to keep the lips sealed,
But these hands have been idle for so long they've forgotten how to feel.

You don't always get exactly what you want,
But sometimes exactly what you deserve.

Try to take back control of the life you choose,
But you can't make reigns out of a noose.
We offered you shelter but you took our support,
Like the crack of a whip on the back of a horse.

I swore I would smash apart my own hands if I dared hold on too tight.

Yo don't always get exactly what you want,
But sometimes exactly what you deserve.

We stand paralyzed by fear,
Like statues without control,
Of whom perches on our shoulders,
& make our limbs their homes.

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from A Little Help for Hard​-​Working Horses​.​., released December 1, 2013
Feat. James Davenport.

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Grin & Bear It Essex, UK

Five guys from Essex who at one point or another have listened to punk music.

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