Narcisarah

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Song #5. Corresponds to the Throat chakra, key of G, color Blue, and outgrowing the stifling legacy of narcissism. Fun.
This one escalates rather quickly.

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Mama, I just shot a man
I know you didn't want me to
but he was coming after you
I hope you understand
Mama, now I'm never coming home
I'll never sleep clear through the night
I couldn't look you in the eyes
after what I've done

I know it's all the same to you
it was the best that I could do
but I couldn't save you

Mama, it's easier this way
there are no fences here to ride
and I can sleep out every night
I've no heart left to break
but Mama, Mama it's so cold out here
the road has blistered my poor feet
and there is nothing left to eat
and I am full of fear

I know it's all the same to you
it was the best that I could do
but I couldn't save you
no, I couldn't save you

I know, I know how you hated
I felt the weight there in your chest
while you fed me from your breast
oh I could taste it
Mama, why did you let him in?
I fixed the latch so many times
but you'd get trapped inside your mind
and take him back again

I know it's all the same to you
it was the best that I could do
I couldn't save you from your fate
couldn't keep you from the flames
that you were drawn to
oh I couldn't save you

But Mama, you know he hurt me, too
and so you don't get to decide
if what I did was wrong or right
it's what I had to do
Mama, you said I was a sacrifice
but I won't be the one to die
no I'm not giving up my life
this life you gave me
so I'll be the one to save me
only I can save me
I can only save me

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from WAKE, released February 28, 2018

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