When I was a kid, I used to fantasize about death. Not that I was suicidal, but there was an attraction there. I went from 'I don't care what happens' to 'everything is terrifying.'

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I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps,...

I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps,...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

'Cause I swear that I'm dying, slowly but its happining.

'Cause I swear that I'm dying, slowly but its happining.

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

No lies, just love.

No lies, just love.

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come. When there won't...

They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come. When there won't...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my...

I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my...

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

Love's an excuse to get hurt.

Love's an excuse to get hurt.

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on...

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on...

They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits...

They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits...

I drink to stay warm, and to kill selected memories...

I drink to stay warm, and to kill selected memories...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul.

We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul.

I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so...

I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so...

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back...

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back...

I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my...

I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my...