What will it take for you to learn,
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that all your actions
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are coupled with reactions?
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(You might not see it now.)
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You're right to hold your standards high.
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But when the others just miss,
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is it right to dismiss?
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(They're trying as hard as you.)
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Won't you cut them a little slack
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or stand and watch them choke?
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What gives you the right
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to cut them down,
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when they're reaching for
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the same stars that you are?
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[Chorus]
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Tear down your walls.
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You're not keeping anyone
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from entering you city limits.
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The tide is rushing in,
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as the ocean greets your shores,
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and you become an island.
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What goes around
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comes back around.
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Hope what you put forward
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is everything you hoped for.
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(It pays ten to one in time.)
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Your world revolves around your head.
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And when it stops spinning,
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you'll find that you've been living
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(all alone, nowhere to go.)
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Should I cut you a little slack
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or stand and watch you choke?
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What gives you the right
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to cut them down,
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when they're reaching for
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the same stars that you are?
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[Chorus]
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You'll learn as you live.
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You'll get as you give.
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Stop to think before you
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burn your bridges.
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It's never too late
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to redirect fate.
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It's in your court.
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What will it take for you to learn?
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Just stop to think yeah,
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before you burn, you burn, you burn.
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Before You Burn
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Tokyo Rose |