The Waiting Game

from The Wild Within by Rome da Luce

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lyrics

i can't shake the way it was supposed to be
id rather revel in the seven deadly, but you won't let me
deprivation of reputation for no more trepidation
that's what you ask, but underneath my mask what's left of me

i wanna give you something but i know that song would never do
i wanna give you something for everything I got from you

the sun will shine and melt the snow
but i can't deny what i feel below
i hate to play the waiting game
and so i shoot before i aim
tell me why oh why do i shoot before i aim

feel like a child with debts to pay
wanna do so much more than make it through the day
dont wanna see the color fade to gray
don't want to listen to all i hear

it holds me back, it holds me back
and you won't pull me any further
will you wait, will you wait
i can get there on my own

the sun will shine and melt the snow
but i can't deny what i feel below
i hate to play the waiting game
and so i shoot before i aim
tell me why oh why do i shoot, oh

sentimental to my detriment
so what if i wanna stay that way
i must muster the gusto to make my foray
but I'm bound by perpetual precipice of epiphany

the sun will shine and melt the snow
but i can't deny what i feel below
i hate to play the waiting game
and so i shoot before i aim
tell me why oh why do i shoot before i aim

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from The Wild Within, track released December 23, 2016
words & music by Rome da Luce
produced by Rome da Luce, Frogs McCormack, David Gielan
recorded by Frogs McCormack
mixed & mastered by David Gielan

Rome da Luce - vocals, piano, synth, drums
Frogs McCormack - bass, guitar

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