Burst Lungs

from Die for a Song by Shiny Tiger

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I'm going to act like a big, bad, confident man
And I'm going to pack in just as many words as I can

And I'll scream them 'til my throat is raw, my lungs have burst
And I've died for a song

Singing sounds best when you sing like you're going to expire
If you want to see tears, better sing like your hair is on fire

Wallop your audience right in the gut
The one thing that counts is how deep you cut
It doesn't matter if you're out of tune when you howl like a damn hamadryas baboon

So I'm going to act like a big, bad, confident man
And I'm going to pack in just as many words as I can

And I'll scream them 'til my throat is raw and my lungs have burst
And I've died for a song

Burst lungs
Burst lungs

Wallop your audience right in the gut
The one thing that counts is how deep you cut
It doesn't matter if you're out of tune when you howl like a damn hamadryas baboon

So I'm going to act like a big, bad, confident man
And I'm going to pack in just as many words as I can

And I'll scream them 'til my throat is raw and my lungs have burst
And I've died for a song

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from Die for a Song, released June 7, 2013
Written and performed by Joel Dear.

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