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On Loss and Having

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On Loss and Having Lyrics

I offer these thoughts on loss and having
You're here but you're not, you're near but you're not
I offer these thoughts on loss and having
You're here but you're not, you're near but you're not

[Verse 2: Brer Rabbit]
Standing at the safety sleeve
These tingling feelings just won't leave
I can't sleep, anxiety dreams
I need a reprieve, I need caffeine
Set the stage, my mise-en-scene
My missing piece, I'll be zombie
Walking the streets, haunted by beats
Who follow my lead by the loss that I bleed
Scream at the dark, but it's off key
Bough breaks in this powerful breeze
I hold my breath that the hours would freeze
'Til they [suffer all devils?] tomorrows may bring
Squandered our time, didn't know you would leave
And a part of me was lost in the sea
And the cost of this loss is: I found it in me
It's in the place where my friends and my neighbors used to be

[Hook]
This is not fair, this is not pure, this is not right
Trust me, when it's all over, you will see the light

Live by the sword, die by the sword, but Jesus Christ
We shot that motherfucker right between the eyes

I offer these thoughts on loss and having
You're here but you're not, you're near but you're not
I offer these thoughts on loss and having
You're here but you're not, you're near but you're not

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This song explains a spiritual need for something to believe in, whether it be religion or esteem. It’s something we all feel, ranging from doubt to depression.

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Release Date
August 28, 2012
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