Canis lupus

from Untitled by Ryan Joseph Rossner

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Twenty-nine and I'm going on thirty
Got blood on my hands, understand I said my hands are dirty
We all got into this mess over our heads
Now we're just trying not to wind up worse than dead

I've seen bad and I've heard about worse
I'm not taking chances I'm risk averse
But I've still got a heart beating inside my chest
You just can't see it through my bulletproof vest

(chorus 1)
Tick-tock, tippity-top
Don't let your beating heart stop
I once knew
Somebody a lot like you

In the mirror when I see my face
It looks like a dog has taken my place
An ugly dog that bit the hand that feeds
A twisted visage all marred by lust and greed

(partial chorus)
I once knew
Somebody a lot like you

A despot, a strongman put in the dock
All I could hear in my ears was the ticking of clocks
They say mercy is the music of a broken man
These days I show as much mercy as I can

(chorus 2)
Tick-tock, tippity-top
What you gonna do boy, when the music stops?
I once knew
Somebody a lot like you

All the people I hurt with my right hand
I used to render them invisible right where they stand
It don't do you no good to go dying on top of the hill
And there's no honor in a dishonorable kill

(chorus 2)

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from Untitled, released July 21, 2013
guitar and vocals: Ryan Rossner
guitar: Jon Hendrich

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