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Escalate

Is there something to explain?

Is there someone left to blame?

Do you know why you are here?

Would you rather disappear?

 

As there's so many young people out there

Looking for the same thing

And there's so many young people out there

Trying to play the blame game

 

So listen up young people

Tell me what it is inside

Trying to cut away your heart strings

and ...

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