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Tell Us How You Really Feel

from Optimist by Ben Franklin

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I wash, I run the water down my back
I try to clear my head
I have to tell myself, "this is what you're doing,
You're washing yourself right now"
But the moment I let go
I let go of the loofa

I lose control of my heartbeat
And I lose control of my memories
They're all I can see in front of me
Best friends and back stabbers
Go ahead and fuck yourself
I sing alone in the show

I was the loyal one, remember? Remember?
I believed in you before you believed in yourself
Too cruel, the way you spoke to me
Too cruel to wish you well
I'd like to think I've earned a
Little more than that from you

When I was a little boy
My father told me about friends
He said, "son, when you get to my age,
You'll be lucky to have two good ones"
Now I'm gettin' older, I cannot help but believe it

I lose control of my heartbeat
And I lose control of my memories
They're all I can see in front of me
Best friends and back stabbers
Go ahead and fuck yourself
I sing alone in the show

I was the loyal one, remember? Remember?
I believed in you before you believed in yourself
Too cruel, the way you spoke to me
Too cruel to wish you well
I'd like to think I've earned a
Little more than that from you

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from Optimist, released September 3, 2009

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