[ti:Near Life Experience]
[ar:Lifehouse]
[al:Smoke & Mirrors]
   
[00:01.78]Lifehouse - Near Life Experience
[00:07.00]Lyrics by 
[00:15.47]If I showed my hand shaking like a leaf, 
[00:18.58]you might not understand,
[00:20.62] but I bet you'd believe 
[00:22.31]this bat is inside, crawling around 
[00:26.04]the cobwebs in my mind that I try to drown out. 
[00:36.95]You said I look like a ghost, 
[00:39.19]man I almost was. 
[00:40.98]You said I need to let go, 
[00:42.82]quit chasing that buzz, 
[00:44.74]that picture in time, frozen like ice 
[00:48.17]that girls keep repeating, 
[00:50.53]beating me down to size. 
[01:00.27]Well maybe I'm blind, 
[01:01.60]just throwing darts in the dark. 
[01:06.92]I didn't get what I want, I got what I need. 
[01:10.72]Man, it hurts like hell down here on my knees. 
[01:14.66]Is this where I end, or is this where we begin? 
[01:26.40]The night is my friend, I blend in with the best: 
[01:29.41]The vampires, the crooks, the felons and the rest. 
[01:33.40]Now we can pretend that we really care less, 
[01:37.11]and act like we love what we really detest. 
[01:48.82]Well maybe I'm blind,
[01:50.34] just throwing darts in the dark. 
[01:55.12]I didn't get what I want, I got what I need. 
[01:59.56]Man it hurts like hell down here on my knees. 
[02:03.21]Is this where I end, 
[02:05.25]or is this where we begin? 
[02:10.70]Make this go away, I'm begging please-- 
[02:14.35]there's little life left here for me to bleed. 
[02:17.88]Is this where I end, 
[02:19.91]or is this where we begin? 
[02:36.81]I'm looking up but I'm feeling down, 
[02:39.92]since I'm cutting these corners,
[02:41.97] was cutting me down to size. 
[02:51.05]Am I losing control or losing my mind? 
[02:54.81]I know for a fact I'm losing my last place to hide. 
[03:06.14]Well maybe I'm blind, 
[03:07.82]just throwing darts in the dark. 
[03:12.82]I didn't get what I want, I got what I need. 
[03:16.92]Man it hurts like hell down here on my knees. 
[03:20.72]Is this where I end, or is this where we begin? 
[03:28.54]My pulse is racing, 
[03:29.99]I can't catch my breath. 
[03:31.80]This near-life experience scared me to death. 
[03:35.47]Is this where I end, or is this where we begin? 
[03:44.84]Or is this where we begin?
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