Back From The Edge

Album: Back From The Edge (2016)
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  • Back from the edge, back from the dead
    Back before demons took control of my head
    Back to the start, back to my heart
    Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
    Oh, he would reach for the stars, yeah

    You can take my home, you can take my clothes
    You can take the drugs I have that nobody knows
    You can take my watch, you can take my phone
    You can take all I've got 'til I'm skin and bone
    I don't want control, I can dig my own hole
    I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold

    'Cause I don't need heat, I've been burnin' in hell
    But now I'm back with my own story to tell

    Back from the edge, back from the dead
    Back before demons took control of my head
    Back to the start, back to my heart
    Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
    Back from the edge, back from the dead
    Back from the tears that were too easily shed
    Back to the start, back to my heart
    Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
    Oh, who would reach for the stars, yeah

    They don't like my lines, they don't like my songs
    Except in karaoke when they're singing along
    Did you see them build me up? Well I just tear myself down
    With a smile on my face, I dug my grave in the ground
    We all make mistakes, we're so quick to judge
    It's hard to forgive when we hold onto a grudge

    So turn down the heat, I've been burnin' in hell
    But now I'm back with my own story to tell

    Back from the edge, back from the dead
    Back before demons took control of my head
    Back to the start, back to my heart
    Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
    Back from the edge, back from the dead
    Back from the tears that were too easily shed
    Back to the start, back to my heart
    Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
    Who would reach for the stars

    I don't want control, I can dig my own hole
    I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold
    'Cause I don't need heat, I've been burnin' in hell
    But now I'm back with my own story to tell

    Back from the edge, back from the dead
    Back before demons took control of my head
    Back to the start, back to my heart
    Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
    Back from the edge, back from the dead
    Back from the tears that were too easily shed
    Back to the start, back to my heart
    Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
    Who would reach for the stars Writer/s: EMMA ROHAN, JAMES ARTHUR, JONATHAN QUARMBY
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., MUSIC ADMIN, INC., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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