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Tension Lyrics by Jake Bateman

Chapter V (Deluxe Reissue)

2017

[Verse 1]
I'm writing these words to tell you how it feels to be me
No matter how obvious it seems
Because I promise you there's something that you can't see
No matter how wise you claim to be oh, oh
Let me walk in mile in your shoes
Experience the emotional abuse
I need something to tell me why beauty dies
Would you walk a few steps in my shoes
To feel the effects of that abuse? (effects of that abuse)
It feels like I am losing my mind

[Verse 2]
Please don't be scared of what I have to share
Cause the last thing I need is an enemy
Why be you if you don't have to?
In the same sense why be you at all?
It's all a waste of time to try to keep you alive
But I'm disconnected now
Another lie coming straight from your mouth
Disaster has learned to speak
And it is you that he seeks

[Chorus]
You think you've seen things get tense?
Well let me show you how tough I am
You think you know exactly what to do so tell me
How broken visions see right through you

[Verse 3]
Barely belligerent more so deliberate looking at me
I'm your worst enemy
I'm the dream that steals you from sleep
I'm the alcoholic nicotine addicted to the teeth
Ten times the marrionette that you once used to control
What will you do now that you've lost your hold?

[Bridge]
Would you walk a mile in my shoes?
Step back tell me which pair you choose
It feels like I am running out of time

[Chorus]
You think you've seen things get tense?
Well let me show you how tough I am
You think you know exactly what to do so tell me
How broken visions see right through you

[Outro]
You think you've seen things get tense?
Well let me show you how tough I am
You think you've seen things get tense
I'm here to tell you that was just the start of it
Credits
Jake Bateman

Jake Bateman

About “Tension” by Jake Bateman

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"Tension" is credited to Jake Bateman. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Tension" appears on "Chapter V (Deluxe Reissue)" in 2017.

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