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Created on: January 05, 2009
What kind of family
I don't want your conditional love
Keep your ignorance
And the lies that help you sleep
I am just the black sheep
The self-destructive time bomb
Tick-tick-tick
Get the hell away from me
I make everything bleed
Tug, tug, tug
Tug my chains some more
You live my life for me
You keep me locked up
On this cold, hard concrete
But screw you
My chains have broke
And I'm running free
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