The Anticipation of Pain

For Riley Hatter

The anticipation of pain
Is keeping us down
We’re making the same mistakes again
And it’s keeping us downWe’re all so afraid of death
But we hide it away
And there won’t be a last breath
Really worth its nameMaybe love’s just a game
You explain the rules so well
But in life are no games
As far as I can tell

And if love’s not a game
Then what are we playing for?
And if love’s just a game
Then what are we crying for?

It’s so wrong!
It’s so wrong!

The anticipation of pain
Is what keeps you down, down, down
Making the same mistakes again
It’s really keeping us down

You say: ‘Love’s just a game!’
And you explain the rules so well
But in life are no games
As far as I can tell

And if love’s not a game
Then what is she playing for?
You chase her away
She only keeps coming back for more

It’s so wrong!
It’s so wrong!

Released 15 November 2013
Written, performed and mixed by Benjamin Block
Recorded by Ðuro Rošić in August 2013

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