I Was a Prayer

by Alkaline Trio

From the album: Crimson

Track 9 of 13 on Crimson (2005).

Duration: 2:36

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Lyrics for I Was a Prayer

I am waiting 'til there's nothing left I'm a prayer, all you see is breath I am empty, I am skin and bones I'm a ribcage Well, I'm out the door with apathy And I'm coming home with sympathy I am realized, I am shamed I choose to stay here You got a sign, so I paid a ransom You felt sorry, so I felt a wrath come Had a nice grip on my life 'til you twisted my arm My arm There's a song I love so much I stole Every precious note I took, I sold Now I spit out words Do you see my lungs on the dance floor? To a hopeless cause I sold my soul A romantic plastic piece of shit you can mold Until I break into chokable pieces You got a sign, so I paid a ransom You felt sorry, so I felt a wrath come Had a nice grip on my life 'til you twisted my arm My arm And I open up like the back of a book I ruin everything with just a quick look And I settle down like a rocket explodes Hit the ground but how far out, who knows? And you got a sign, so I paid a ransom You felt sorry, so I felt a wrath come Had a nice grip on my life 'til you twisted my arm My arm

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