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Why? Lyrics by Devin Townsend

Empath

2019

[Verse 1]
Darling, are you feeling alright? You look rather pale
And all our friends are, all our friends are watching us
(I wanna go home)

[Chorus]
Why run away?
Why, why, why?

[Verse 2]
Darling, are you seeing inside? The wolves are alive
And all our faith is, all our faith is wrong
Let me go home

[Chorus]
But why run away?
Why, why, why?

[Post-Chorus]
And all we're feeling slowly comes unraveled
And all we're fearing, comes to pull us under

[Chorus]
So why run away?
Why, why, why?

[Bridge]
Say "Yes", I'm alive
Say "No", I'm alive
Say "Yes", I'm alive
Say "No", I'm alive
So, we feel so irrelevant, we're rolling televised
Our pride will bolt us to the ground
And the Earth itself will swallow us whole
We can't think for those who'll suffer

[Verse 3]
Darling, are you feeling alright?
Take a look at your fear
And all our fate is, all are faith in all

[Chorus]
But why run away?
Why?
When we can just walk away
Why, why, why?

About “Why?” by Devin Townsend

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"Why?" appears on "Empath" in 2019.

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