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The Section Quartet (High Strings)
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Intro
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[INTRO]
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Keep
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you
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in
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the
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dark
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you
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know
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they
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all
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pre-
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tend,
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Meet
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you
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in
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the
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dark
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and
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so
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it
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all
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be-
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ga-
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a-
a-
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Pre-verse
an,
[VERSE]
Send
in
your
ske-
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le-
tons,
sing
as
they're
bones
come
march-
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ing
i-
i-
n,
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A-
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ga-
in,
They
need
you
bur-
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ried
deep,
The
sec-
rets
that
you
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keep
are
at
the
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rea-
dy,
Are
you
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Verse
rea-
dy?
I'm
fin-
ished
mak-
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ing
sense,
Done
plea-
ding
ig-
nor-
ance
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that
old,
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Def-
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e-
ence
Spin-
ning
in-
fin-
i-
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ty
boy,
The
wheel
is
spin-
ning
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me
it's
Nev-
er
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end-
ing
Nev-
er
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end-
ing
[PRE-
CHORUS]
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Chorus
Same
old
sto-
ry
[CHORUS]
What
if
i
say
i'm
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not
like
the
oth-
ers?
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
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just
an-
oth-
er
one,
Of
your
plays?,
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you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
What
if
i
said
i
will
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ne-
ver
sur-
end-
er?
What
if
i
say
i'm
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not
like
the
oth-
ers?
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
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just
an-
oth-
er
one,
Of
your
plays?,
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you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
What
if
i
said
i
will
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Pre-verse
ne-
ver
sur-
end-
er?
[VERSE]
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In
time
or
so
I'm
told,
I'm
just
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an-
oth-
er
soul
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for
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Verse
sa-
a-
le,
Oh
we-
ll
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The
page
is
out
of
print,
We
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are
not
per-
men-
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ant
were,
Tem-
por-
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ar-
y,
Tem-
por-
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Chorus
ar-
y,
[PRE-
CHORUS]
Same
old
sto-
ry,
[CHORUS]
What
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if
i
say
i'm
not
like
the
oth-
ers?
What
if
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i
say
i'm
not
just
an-
oth-
er
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one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
What
if
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i
said
i
will
ne-
ver
sur-
end-
er?
What
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if
i
say
i'm
not
like
the
oth-
ers?
What
if
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i
say
i'm
not
just
an-
oth-
er
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one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
What
if
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i
said
i
will
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Interlude
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ne-
ver
sur-
end-
er?
Ohh-
ohh-
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ohh-
ohh
[BRIDGE]
I'm
the
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voice
in-
side
your
head,
You
re-
fuse
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to
hear,
I'm
the
face
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that
you
have
to
face,
Mir-
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ror-
ing
your
stare,
I'm
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what's
left
i'm
whats
right,
I'm
the
en-
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em-
y,
I'm
the
hand
that-
'll
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take
you
down,
Bring
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you
to
your
knees,
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so,
Who
are
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you?
Yeah,
Who
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Pre-chorus
are
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you?
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Yeah,
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Who
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are
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you?
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Yeah,
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Who
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are
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14
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you?
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Keep
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Chorus
you
in
the
dark
you
know
they
all
pre-
tend,
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[CHORUS]
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
like
the
oth-
ers?
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What
if
i
say
i'm
not
just
an-
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oth-
er
one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
80
What
if
i
said
i
will
ne-
ver
sur-
end-
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er?
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
like
the
oth-
ers?
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What
if
i
say
i'm
not
just
an-
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oth-
er
one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
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What
if
i
said
i
will
ne-
ver
sur-
end-
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er?
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
like
the
oth-
ers?
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What
if
i
say
i'm
not
just
an-
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oth-
er
one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
88
What
if
i
said
i
will
ne-
ver
sur-
end-
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er?
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
like
the
oth-
ers?
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What
if
i
say
i'm
not
just
an-
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oth-
er
one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
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What
if
i
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Outro
said
i
will
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ne-
ver
sur-
end-
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e-
err?
[OUTRO]
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