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*Multiple Lighter flicks*
Well, don't you say I had a part of it
Guess we'll never know.
Or would say that I had a part of it?
Well I guess we'll never know.
Constant recovery, I see you choking
It takes my breath away. But all is good
We close our eyes.
They all accept the lie.
So bury what you are outside.
Brother promise you won't leave me.
I know you're tortured within
And your eyes look hungry again
But I'll never wander my friend.
Will somebody believe this is suicide?
Am I the only one that thinks that
You should stay alive?
I became the shame that you backed
Up on the ropes to yourself and hide.
And so I scream, "mayday I'm in trouble,
send somebody on the double."
Scratching at the floor inside my mind.
They all accept the lie.
So bury what you are outside.
Brother please don't be afraid of me.
I know you're tortured within
And your eyes look hungry again
But I'll never wander my friend.
I let you down and I started to run.
Never meant to be your pain.
Oh my god, what have I become?
Show me it and show me the way back.
Show me the way back home.
I know you're tortured within
And your eyes look hungry again
But I'll never wander my friend.
No I'll never wander my friend again.
This is not what I want,
But now it's what I need. (3x)
This is not what I want.
Oh, but now it's what I need.
Can I just have one more taste,
Just to make it through the day.
You're tangled in the great escape.
The great escape.
I never meant to hurt nobody.
I never meant to hurt you.
No, no, no. No, yeah.
I only meant to do this to myself,
To myself, to myself...
Great escape...
Great escape...
Great escape...
Oh it's...
The great,
oh the, the great escape.
Let me out of this.
Let me out of this.
Well, don't you say I had a part of it
Guess we'll never know.
Or would say that I had a part of it?
Well I guess we'll never know.
Constant recovery, I see you choking
It takes my breath away. But all is good
We close our eyes.
They all accept the lie.
So bury what you are outside.
Brother promise you won't leave me.
I know you're tortured within
And your eyes look hungry again
But I'll never wander my friend.
Will somebody believe this is suicide?
Am I the only one that thinks that
You should stay alive?
I became the shame that you backed
Up on the ropes to yourself and hide.
And so I scream, "mayday I'm in trouble,
send somebody on the double."
Scratching at the floor inside my mind.
They all accept the lie.
So bury what you are outside.
Brother please don't be afraid of me.
I know you're tortured within
And your eyes look hungry again
But I'll never wander my friend.
I let you down and I started to run.
Never meant to be your pain.
Oh my god, what have I become?
Show me it and show me the way back.
Show me the way back home.
I know you're tortured within
And your eyes look hungry again
But I'll never wander my friend.
No I'll never wander my friend again.
This is not what I want,
But now it's what I need. (3x)
This is not what I want.
Oh, but now it's what I need.
Can I just have one more taste,
Just to make it through the day.
You're tangled in the great escape.
The great escape.
I never meant to hurt nobody.
I never meant to hurt you.
No, no, no. No, yeah.
I only meant to do this to myself,
To myself, to myself...
Great escape...
Great escape...
Great escape...
Oh it's...
The great,
oh the, the great escape.
Let me out of this.
Let me out of this.
Lyrics submitted by thexgamesxwexplay, edited by Jazzy5295
Track duration: 05:57
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"Constant recovery" means that it will get better
The comforter is convincing the one comtemplating suicide that they can forget and leave behind their bad life without suicide in a way that would be better for everyone:
"So bury what you are outside
Brother promise you won’t leave me"
The friend is trying to comfort the one with suicide thoughts but fails: "But I’ll never wander my friend
I let you down and I started to run
Never meant to be your pain
Oh my god
What have I become"
The comforter once again apologizes for bringing them into the great escape and gives up on trying to get out, accepting the labyrinth:
"Can I just have the great escape
I never meant to hurt nobody
I never meant to hurt you, no
I only meant to do this to myself
The great escape
Let me out of this"
I just read the book "Looking for Alaska" by John Green and I feel like the book and this song deal with the same concepts-the labyrinth of suffering. This is a great song and I also suggest the book.