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Agony Lyrics by James LaBrie

Impermanent Resonance

2013

[Verse 1: Peter Wildoer & James LaBrie]
One voice she hears
Taking control, leaving its mark, agony
Can't make her see it my way
Restrict, you binge
Lunatic fringe struggles within, agony
Losing her identity

[Pre-Chorus: Peter Wildoer & James LaBrie]
Helpless feeling, it's eating you
Taking its toll

[Chorus: James LaBrie]
You cannot give up again
Crack the door and he'll let himself in
Rotten to the core, that grin
Lose a little more, patience wearing thin

When nothing else matters
Tattered, shattered
Abused, you are battered
Scattered, shattered
Know it's all messed up
You cannot give up

[Verse 2: Peter Wildoer & James LaBrie]
Wasting away, skin bruised and gray
Falling apart, agony
Shut down more than yesterday
The perfect you
Now you're seeing through
It's killing you, agony
No grasp of reality

[Pre-Chorus: Peter Wildoer & James LaBrie]
Helpless feeling, it's eating you
Taking its toll

[Chorus: James LaBrie]
You cannot give up again
Crack the door and he'll let himself in
Rotten to the core, that grin
Lose a little more, patience wearing thin

When nothing else matters
Tattered, shattered
Abused, you are battered
Scattered, shattered
Know it's all messed up
You cannot give up

[Instrumental Break]

[Breakdown: James LaBrie]
You cannot give up again
Crack the door and he'll let himself in
Rotten to the core, that grin
Lose a little more, patience wearing thin

When nothing else matters
Tattered, shattered
Abused, you are battered
Scattered, shattered

[Chorus: James LaBrie]
You cannot give up again
Crack the door and he'll let himself in
Rotten to the core, that grin
Lose a little more, patience wearing thin

When nothing else matters
Tattered, shattered
Abused, you are battered
Scattered, shattered
Know it's all messed up
You cannot give up

About “Agony” by James LaBrie

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"Agony" appears on "Impermanent Resonance" in 2013.

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