Toh Kay - They Broke Him Down

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0Did I mention he was dreaming
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1When the devil came to town
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2I was awoken by the screaming
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3But nobody heard a sound
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4And the lies we tell at breakfast
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5Won't match the lies we share for lunch
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6And the lies we serve for dinner
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7They’re the tallest of the bunch, yeah
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8Did I mention he was cold
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9When he finally lost control of the ghost
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10And the epilogue I dreaded
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11Now seemed likely to console
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12And I'm still not understanding
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13The things he did before he left
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14And the one thing that will haunt me
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15Is right before his final breath, when he said
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18"Oh they broke me down, yeah they broke me down
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19So I can't be your saint you see, cause I won't be hanging around
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20And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down
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21So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long
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22Till they broke me down
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25And no one holds a grudge dear
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26Like I do, I see it through
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27And you may not remember
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28It was nothing much at the time
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29But I kept it bottled inside
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32   Oh and we all know how that goes
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33   I'd given up on letting go
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34  So here we are, with nothing left, dear
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35And now you've left here
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36And I was last to know
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39Holy smokes
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40Some say he'd given up the ghost, but he wouldn't do that
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41I think he's hiding in the background
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42Of his favorite photographs
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43And he's living as a beggar
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44Or maybe a millionaire
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45But the one thing that I'm sure of
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46Is he found some comfort there, that's fair
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49Because they broke him down, oh they broke him down
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50So he can't be my saint no more, he won't be hangin around
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52Oh no
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55And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down
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56He said "I can't be your saint no more because I won't be hangin around"
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57And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down
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58So I stood there and I held my breath because I knew that it wouldn't be long
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59Before they broke me down
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