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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandon Barnes
Brandon Barnes
Drums
Chad Price
Chad Price
Background Vocals
Christopher Chasse
Christopher Chasse
Background Vocals
Emily Schambra
Emily Schambra
Background Vocals
Joseph Principe
Joseph Principe
Background Vocals
Tim McIlrath
Tim McIlrath
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joseph Principe
Joseph Principe
Songwriter
Brandon Barnes
Brandon Barnes
Songwriter
Tim McIlrath
Tim McIlrath
Songwriter
Christopher Chasse
Christopher Chasse
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bill Stevenson
Bill Stevenson
Producer
Jason Livermore
Jason Livermore
Producer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Do you spend your days countin' the hours you're awake?
And when night covers the sky you find yourself doin' the same
There's a burnin' you've been buryin'
In spite of all your prayers
As the light turns off inside your heart
Can you remember what it's like to care?
[Verse 2]
Knees are weak
Hands are shakin'
I can't breathe
[Verse 3]
So give me the drug
Keep me alive
Give me what's left of my life
Don't let me go, whoa
Pull this plug, let me breathe
On my own I'm finally free
Don't let me go, whoa
[Verse 4]
The trail of crumbs you left somehow got lost along the way
If you never meant to leave then you only had to stay
For the memories that haunt us are cherished just the same
As the ones that bring us closer to the sky
No matter how I pray yet I fall
Through these clouds
Reachin', screamin'
[Verse 5]
Give me the drug
Keep me alive
Give me what's left of my life
Don't let me go, whoa
Pull this plug, let me breathe
On my own I'm finally free
Don't let me go, whoa
[Verse 6]
This grip loosens but it never breaks (Never breaks)
We carry nothin' but a name you will forsake
Your words are always there to break my fall (Break my fall)
And now I find the comfort to see through it all
[Verse 7]
Guide me through uncharted waters
Before we lose our way again
Will you be my compass until forever
Until forever ends?
[Verse 8]
Knees are weak
Hands are shakin'
I can't breathe
[Verse 9]
So give me the drug
Keep me alive
Give me what's left of my life
Don't let me go, whoa
Pull this plug, let me breathe
On my own I'm finally free
Don't let me go, whoa
Don't let me go, whoa
Don't let me go, whoa
Written by: Brandon Barnes, Christopher Chasse, Joseph Principe, Tim McIlrath

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