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All the day I've tried so hard to scare

And frighten all the emptiness away

Every time my tongue will tell the same

Hope to end before I'll pass away

Soon the day will be the final day

My aim is to strain

But time is going to fade

No excuse to work another day

Life is too short to waste your time away

I'm killing the time

I've got to leave it behind

I'm willing to understand

I'm willing to try

Hollow phrases can be so unkind

I'm filling the line

Words are bleary

Like a cold December rain

No stars shine through those skies

To light a brighter day

I found no reason

For the emptiness inside

The lies they told us

Cause the words I want to say

I'm begging for time

I've got to leave it behind

Some of them made no sense

Some of them lied

No more phrases - words need time to grow

I'm begging for time

Some of them made no sense

Some of them lied

Hollow phrases can be so unkind

I'm filling the line