The Blade
Intro
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Verse 1
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I let your love in, I have the scar,
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I felt the ra - zor ...against my heart,
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I thought we were ...both in all the way,
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But you caught it by the han - dle,
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And I caught it by ...the blade!
Verse 2
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You said, "Good - bye, ...it's not the end,
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And, if you need me, ...I'm still your friend"
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Well, that's eas - y ...for you to say,
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'Cause you caught it by the han - dle,
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And I caught it by the blade!
Verse 3
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That's the risk you run when you love, when you love,
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And you give it all you've ....got to give,
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Knowing all a - long there's a chance,
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There's a chance ....you'll reach, and they won't,
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You'll bleed, and they ...don't!
Verse 4
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For you, it's o - ver, ...for me, it's not,
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I kept try - ing, ...and you just stopped,
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Now I know how ...you can sound so brave,
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'Cause you caught it by the handle, baby,
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And I caught it by the blade!
Verse 5
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That's the risk you run when you love, when you love,
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And you give it all you've ....got to give,
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Knowing all a - long there's a chance,
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There's a chance ....you'll reach, and they won't,
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You'll bleed, and they ...don't!
Coda
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I thought we were ...both in all the way,
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But you caught it by the han - dle,
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And I ...caught it by the blade, umm -umm,
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You caught it by the handle, baby,
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And I ...caught it by ...the blade!