from What You Whispered
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You say you get so haunted by these memories
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Well of course there must be plenty that you'd just as soon forget
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Here's a chance to wash away your history
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We haven't tried this on civilians yet
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But you'll have to take that risk to get this chance at riches
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And how much could it be worth to keep those same bad dreams
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Just climb up on the table and let me throw the switches
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Its really a remarkable machine
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And the switch is by your head
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And when its done, you won't know how you got here
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But you could write yourself a letter, yes you'll still know how to read
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Just draw yourself a map to where you're living
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And put a label on each one of your keys
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When your friends will try to tease you, you just won't remember
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What a fool your were in high school over some old flame
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Just climb up on the table I can quench the ember
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The past will never bother you again
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And the switch is by your head when you're ready
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Truth be told, this big machine does nothing
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There's a change that brings a difference into all these people's lives
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To free them from the past that was their prison
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What gives them passage is just the fact that they decide
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You see this big machine is harmless, it just scares them shitless
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Its louder than a spaceship and the lights are strange
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They climb up on the table and I throw the switches
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And it helps them to believe that they can change
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And the switch is by your head when you're ready
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Lyrics reprinted by kind permission of Soroka Music Ltd., all rights reserved
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Copyright 2000 published by Midnight Ocean Bonfire Music (ASCAP)/Cindy Lou My Dear (ASCAP), a division of Soroka Music Ltd.
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When You're Ready
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David Wilcox |