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unimportant; (informal) small and of little importance

Vows are spoken to be broken

Feelings are intense, words are trivial

Pleasures remain, so does the pain

chase; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

If you continually decide

To faithfully pursue

The policy of truth

influence; influence or control shrewdly or deviously

Your views refused

They manipulate and threaten

With terror as a weapon

warn; pose a threat to; present a danger to

Your views refused

They manipulate and threaten

With terror as a weapon

understand; have the idea for

Just give me a pain that I'm used to

I don't need to believe all the dreams you conceive

You just need to achieve something that rings true

use; eat immoderately

I surrender all control

To the desire that consumes me whole

Leads me by the hand to infinity

hold; hold back within

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You're the one I like best, you retain my interest

You're the only one

admit; admit (to a wrongdoing)

When uncertainty parts

You'll be ready to concede

It was plain from the start

simulation; something copied or derived from an original

Some perfect stranger

My imitation

Drops my name in my conversations

calm; a disposition free from stress or emotion

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I'm watching your serenity

The way your soul transcends

blame; express strong disapproval of

Until I look at you

And then I condemn 'em

I know my kind

extreme; (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

Without even trying

There's something radical in our hands

Nothing logical to our plans

mysterious; relating to or characteristic of mysticism

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There's something mystical in our genes

So simplistic, it kicks and screams

reasonable; capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning

There's something radical in our hands

Nothing logical to our plans

tightness; (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

There's a fragile tension

That's keeping us going

limitation; the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

That's not a picture that your memory paints

Not renowned for my patience, I'm not renowned for my restraint

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adopt as a role model; strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

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We can emulate on consoles

Killings we can control

comfort; give moral or emotional strength to

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We can emulate on consoles

Killings we can control

light up; make lighter or brighter

Shine out so bright

And illuminate your mind

My little soul

hard to notice; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

Taken in by the delicate noise

Knocked to the ground by the subtle thunder

Shackled and bound by the sound of your voice

small mistake; an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

We're in the zombie room

Heavenly oversights

Eating from silver spoons

strong belief; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

I heard it from Joseph, who heard it from John

Who said with conviction, that all hope was gone

So I need to know your alibis

hopeful, positive; expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds

Can't you see?

Your optimistic eyes

Seem like paradise

bare; devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

When everything's dark

Keeps us from the stark reality

I'm waiting for the night to fall

modesty; a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

That is hard to understand

Show some humility

You have the ability

avoiding insult; relating to or characteristic of diplomacy

I hate being in these situations

That call for diplomatic relations

If I only knew the answer

guarantee; make certain of

Oh sister, come for me

Embrace me, assure me

Hey sister, I feel it too