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The Maine - don't light the match (dyed black 2010)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Maine
The Maine
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John O'Callaghan
John O'Callaghan
Songwriter
Kennedy Brock
Kennedy Brock
Songwriter
Jared Monaco
Jared Monaco
Songwriter
Garrett Nickelsen
Garrett Nickelsen
Songwriter
Pat Kirch
Pat Kirch
Songwriter
Tim Pagnotta
Tim Pagnotta
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John O'Callaghan
John O'Callaghan
Producer
Tim Pagnotta
Tim Pagnotta
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
White lie in a wedding dress
An invitation to my mess
Talk shit, it ain't your fault
I said I'm sorry ten more times
You set fire to my lines
Gossip and alcohol
[PreChorus]
I take back the sex and drama
Karma
[Chorus]
So don't light the match
No, you're only gonna find smoke
Believe me, I'm changing
You're losing your patience
Don't light the match
Oh, it's better that you don't know
Believe me, I'm changing
You're waiting and waiting
So don't light the match
[Verse 2]
When did we get so delicate
Like ash on a cigarette?
Silent in your defense
And I know it was painful for you then
Now I'm burning for my sins
Toxic in present tense
[PreChorus]
I take back the sex and drama
Karma
[Chorus]
So don't light the match
No, you're only gonna find smoke
Believe me, I'm changing
You're losing your patience
Don't light the match
Oh, it's better that you don't know
Believe me, I'm changing
You're waiting and waiting
So don't light the match
[Bridge]
Eye to eye with all our scars, and
We are who we are now
We are who we are
Eye to eye with all our scars, and
We are who we are now
We are who we are
[Chorus]
So don't light the match
No, you're only gonna find smoke
Believe me, I'm changing
You're losing your patience
Don't light the match
Oh, it's better that you don't know
Believe me, I'm changing
You're waiting and waiting
So don't light the match
Written by: Garrett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O'Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Tim Pagnotta

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