Within Temptation – Destroyed

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I did my best to please you
But my best was never good enough
Somehow you're only able to see
All I am not

Did you ever look behind
Aren't you afraid of the pieces you'll find
I have failed you
But you have failed me too

[Chorus]

[It's so easy to destroy
And condemn
The ones you do not understand
Do you ever wonder if it's justified

It's so easy to destroy
And condemn
The ones you do not understand
In your life why didn't you ever try ? ]

I close my eyes as I walk the thin line
Between love and hate
For the person with the same blood in his vains

You show no regrets
About all the things you did or said
I have failed you
But believe me
You failed me too !

[Chorus x2]

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Track duration: 04:56


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    General Comment:One of the things I love most about WT are their magnificent lyrics. =D

    This song means so much to me (Well, actually many of their songs mean a lot to me - it's as if they were writing right from my own heart.). It reminds me of my parents, me coming out to them and everything that followed. :-/
    Flag Soulslayeron June 15, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song
    for me the chorus reminds me of breed specific legislation where the gov is determining that a whole breed is vicious without taking into account the individual dogs because its easier
    Flag Wolfgang17on June 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Well, I think it's about a teenager whose parents wants them to be something they're not, but they can't be that, hence the dissapointedparent. Also the child likes/is good at things the parent can't understand or appreciate and condemns them for it. In a way, this reminds me of numb by Linkin Park
    But then that's just me ;)

    And hooray! my first comment!!!! And on my birthday =D lol
    Flag Kisamariaon September 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I'm not sure what the song is supposed to mean, but whenever I hear the chorus "It's so easy to destroy and condemn, the ones you do not understand" I think about my best friend. We got into an argument almost a month ago. Five days later I tried calling her. She hung up eleven seconds into the conversation. We haven't spoken since.
    Flag Isa Lumituson December 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Another song about human nature. It is so much easier for us to point the finger than to accept that someone is different. Especially to those people who think all members of a group have to share all the same views.
    Flag traviswrdunbaron October 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:'veins' not 'vains' ;)
    Flag Carielon June 07, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:ok downloaded it, love it, end of story!
    Flag dark_n_depressedon January 15, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Ive never heard this song but the lyrics are great so im gonna download it!
    Flag dark_n_depressedon January 03, 2006   Link

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