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In my life all the strife is getting in the way.
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Frankly I did not plan on getting hurt today.
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From your chair in the clouds, benevolent are your ways. While the beggar bleeds,
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the children play. Everyone wants to know why?
[Pre-Chorus]
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Isn't it always the question,"How do you know my condition?"
[Chorus]
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You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt.
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You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like.
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To be me. To be us.
[Verse 2]
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In the wake of this mess, decades and centuries past.
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Who's to blame for this mess, and who's gonna take the rap.
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We're quick to judge and discard. A God who lets you choose, whom and what to love!
[Pre-Chorus 2]
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Isn't it always the question,"Do you really know my position?"
[Chorus 2]
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You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt.
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You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like.
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To be me. To be us. To be one with the dust. To be lost.
[Musical interlude]
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[Acappella] (oh x7) x2 You know what it's like, to thirst to bleed, oh you know what it's like.
[Chorus 3]
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You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt.
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You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like to...
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You came down... to know just what it's like, to know just what it's like to hurt.
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You came down... to know just what it's like, to know just what it's like.
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To be me. To be us. To be lost. To be found.