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Intro

 You built it up brick by brick

 Put your heart into this baseless myth

 Nurtured it like a child

 And dressed its wounds when it ran wild

 You stopped to fix your face

 Someone else stepped in and took your place

 Now everything you once knew

 Is running circles around you

 A car door slamming in your road

 It jolts you like a kick inside

 A year old message on your phone

 That catches you when you can’t hide

 I see you in the service station sign

 I see you in the supermarket line

 I see you silhouetted on a wall

 But I don't see myself there at all

 This vessel of Balsa wood

 Is the fag end tail of amoeba-hood

 The busying cast confer

 And get their taste of the drama

 You stare through mindless daytime shows

 And curse yourself for growing old

 The sterile scent of shaving foam

 Reminds you of another world

 I see you in the roofless sombre sky

 I see you when the lovers stop outside

 I see you silhouetted on a wall

 But I don't see myself there at all

 I see you in the sweetness of our child

 I see you in the supermarket aisle

 I see you when I’m kneeling on the floor

 But I can't see myself anymore

Solo

 Hard times got the upper hand, stole our feeble plans

 The faces, shot me, spin me round , but I won’t lie down

 Hard times shake me to the bone, face bruised, bloody nose

 Shell shocked, crawling on the ground, still I won’t lie down

No I won't lie down

No I won't lie down

I won't lie down