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Ask and You Shall Receive

from The International Machine by The Dirty Words

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lyrics

In you walk holding yourself in a jar,
and you'd rather someplace better.
You cried, I heard you cry, I heard you lie, you're lying now.
Don't want to blame you but I'm not like you.
The day dies in the womb.
How I wish it was in reverse.

I can't remember the last time I felt this angry or loved.
This is insidious, this is incredible, this is insane.
Remember me when you're dying alone, dialing the phone.
Remember that was your dying wish for life
ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE.

In you creep holding my heart in a vice.
Turn it, squeeze me, bleed me bereft.
Make me be clean, make me be clear, make me be mean, make me be nice.
Don't want to hate you but I have nothing left.
The day dies in the womb.
How I wish it was in reverse.
Remembering every room like a tomb.
This was doomed to be worse.

You saw this coming a mile away and you made me think
we were going to walk this world in hand in hand in heart syncopation.
Remember me when you're dying alone, dialing the phone.
Remember that was your dying wish for life.
ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE.

This is the meaning of manipulation.

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from The International Machine, track released October 16, 2008
co-written with Joel M. Shupack

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The Dirty Words Portland, Oregon

{{on hiatus as of may '13}}

recordings personnel:
mike chastain - drums/percussion
david clemmer - vocals/guitars
scott page - bass guitar/standup bass
aaron poplin - guitars

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