If The Book Doesnt Sell

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     More so than me, She knows my name
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And more so than me, Understands this pain
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I'm either too lost, Or not lost enough
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I think I'm too smart, For this type of love
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I wasn't sent off, But straight to the ground
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And I know God best, Is one with no crown


[Verse 1]
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Don't know why the past affects me in this way
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Don't know where I'll go if I leave here today
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But I know my limits and you're not the type
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To be fooling around in this way
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No reason you're here but there's reasons to stay
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Not as easy to know as it's easy to say
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'Cause to my family and my friends I can't think of one thing
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That I gain


[Bridge]
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But more for me
         Bm
And more for me
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More
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For me


[Verse 2]
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Age 14 at midnight I hear voices from the kitchen
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I let my feet follow the sound as I let my ears listen
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I walk upstairs and at the kitchen table I can see
            C
That God is sitting with the Devil, sharing drinks and old stories
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The floorboard creaks a red embarrassment floods all throughout God's face
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He swears that it's not what it looks like, then he swears he can explain
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The Devil speaks, "Your God and I put all our differences to rest
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Now man's actions are his own, but man will blame us nonetheless"
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The Devil stands, he grabs his keys and straightens out a rusted crown
            Bm
He tells me, "Hell is frozen over, Heaven burned down to the ground
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And you have only got one life, so do with it what you would like
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We solemnly apologize but we won't be there when you die"


[Chorus]
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And I stand cold and alone, in a body that won't move
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Watching the eyes of these gods that I once knew
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One pair looks down in a half-hearted lie while the
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Other looks straight into mine with a whole truth
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Lacking the fear I've been told that God deserves
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I say, "What good is a prayer that goes unheard"
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He says, "What hope could they find in a book
       C
If the book doesn't sell and the pages stay unturned"


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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And with a wink, the Devil turns and exits the back door
           C
And God is standing there in silence with his eyes glued to the floor
            G
But then he speaks "I am no savior but I give them what they need
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And there has never been a dreamer who prefers reality
            F
The war for truth is raging on but it's not one you have to fight
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And if it is the truth you want, then it is hope you'll sacrifice
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It's yours to choose,
            Bm
And you can choose
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This is not the way I am, this is just how I was raised
    C
So let me make up my own mind, let me map out my own way
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And to the parents of the kids with tongues down in their throats
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Because of tears that you will cry if they don't stick to what they know
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I'm sure you're giving it your best, and I am sure it takes a toll
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But whether God given or not, our lives are not to be controlled
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Just let us choose


[Outro]
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