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The War Inside Lyrics by Switchfoot

Vice Verses

2011

[Verse 1]
Put your hands up open wide
Put your hands up side by side
Age don't matter like
Race don't matter like
Place don't matter like what's inside
Let the kick drum kick one time
Breathe out, let your mind unwind
Eyes on the ceiling, looking for the feeling
Wide-open, let your own eyes shine

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, it's where the fight begins
Yeah, underneath the skin
Beneath these hopes and where we've been
Every fight comes from the fight within

[Chorus]
I am the war inside
I am the battle line
I am the rising tide
I am the war I fight
Eyes open, open wide
I can feel it like a crack in my spine
I can feel it like the back of my mind
I am the war inside

[Verse 2]
I get the feeling that we're living in sci-fi
I get the the feeling that our weapons are lo-fi
Ain't no killer like pride
No killer like I
No killer like what's inside

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, it's in the air we breathe
Yeah, it's in the blood we bleed
Beneath these dreams and what we've seen
We are the kids of the in-between

[Chorus]
I am the war inside
I am the battle line
I am the rising tide
I am the war I fight
Eyes open, open wide
I can feel it like a crack in my spine
I can feel it like the back of my mind
I am the war inside
I am the war inside

[Verse 1 Reprise]
Put your hands up open up wide
Put your hands up side by side
Age don't matter like
Race don't matter like
Place don't matter like what's inside

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, every thought or deed
Yeah, every tree or seed
The big things come from the little dreams
Every world is made by make-believe

[Chorus]
I am the war inside
I am the battle line
I am the rising tide
I am the war I fight
Eyes open, open wide
I can feel it like a crack in my spine
I can feel it like the back of my mind
I am the war inside
I am the war inside
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About “The War Inside” by Switchfoot

Read the complete lyrics to "The War Inside" by Switchfoot from the album "Vice Verses" in 2011. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Alternative Rock, Christian Rock, Christian.

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"The War Inside" appears on "Vice Verses" in 2011.

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