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I Need A War

from Niagarama by How to Swim

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lyrics

I know that life is short and cruel
And yet I waste my time
I need a war to wake me up
I need a stick to break my back

I need a war to wake me up
I need a stick to break my back
I need a child that won’t get better
I need a girl who won’t say yes
I need a job that tires my muscles
I need a bed that shifts my bones
I need a lover treats me badly
I need a tumour to rip me up

I need a hole I gotta get out of
I need a river I gotta cross
I need a struggle I gotta overcome
I need a prison I gotta escape
Now my body is weak
And my mind is tired
My relationships: Dull
My creations: Unexceptional

I could get some work done
In the jail, the hospital
Or the lunatic asylum
They won’t let me sleep till three
There’ll be a guard
Or some kind of orderly
I could get some work done
In the jail, the hospital
Or the lunatic asylum
I could get some work done
I could get some work done
In the lunatic asylum

I know that life is short and cruel
I know there’s nothing
And nowhere afterwards
I know it could end at any point
Yet still I waste my time
It’s all a waste of time

People get ready
We’re all struggling to keep up
People get ready
We’ve got to leave a little bit behind
I’ll be the better man
You be the bigger man
I’ll be the bigger man
You be the better man

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from Niagarama, released June 16, 2014

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