Dead (Why aren't you?)

from Tentacles by Riot Fox (Featuring Richard Goodness)

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We got in the car
It was night
You were behind the wheel
You were tired
I was stoned
We didn't see it
And then I broke my back
I could see you walk away
And I thought:

Why aren't you dead like me?

And then came the day when I got the call to meet you at the hospital
But you'd invited your family and friends along
There were too many witnesses
Otherwise:
I would have ripped out the tubes
I would have snapped out the wires
I would have tampered with your medication
I would have done what it took
I would have done what I could

I cannot name this
I cannot explain this
But I've got this feeling that we're not gonna make it
I can't afford it
But I can't ignore it
If I call this number all my problems will be solved

One call and I never have to see you
One call and I never have to know you
One call and I never have to talk to you
One call and I never have to love you
One call and they're never gonna miss you
One call and nobody's gonna find you
One call and all of my problems will be solved

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from Tentacles, released July 12, 2013
Lyrics: Richard Goodness
Music: Riot Fox

Richard Goodness: Vocals / Guitar
Colin Colfer: Guitar / Vocals
Alix Piorun: Bass / Vocals
Daniel Byrne: Drums

Recorded at Beachwick Studios
Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Colin Colfer

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