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Tests On My Heart
If they did tests on my heart I think that maybe they would start believing All the stories that I tell them Like how sometimes I can barely breathe For no apparent reason other than I thought some bad thoughts These nerves are falling apart And my fingernails stay short I keep telling myself "You've got to get over yourself" I don't want you to save me 'Cause what if you did, you'd succeed And then you would get bored and leave I'd be back at square one And that is such a bad place to begin We sent all of our sins into the sea And we set it on fire, we're an island now I don't know if I can take the pressure it creates To be a self-sustaining industry So we'll tell ourselves we've got what it takes And all we need is a little time to dry off I don't want you to save me 'Cause what if you did, you'd succeed And you would leave I'd be back at square one And that is such a bad place to begin Aus Songtexte Mania