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Back Against The Wall by Cage The Elephant

Tonight I'll have a look
And try to find my face again
Buried (1)______________ this house
My (2)____________ (3)______________ and dies again
Outback a monster wears
A cloak of Persian leather
Behind the TV screen
I've fallen to my knees
I said you
Got me where you want me again
And I can't turn away
I'm hangin' by a thread
And I'm feelin' like a fool
I'm stuck here in between
The shadows of my yesterday
I (4)__________ get away
I (5)________ to get away
Blanket of silence
Makes me wanna sink my teeth in deep
Burn all the evidence
A (6)____________________ disbelief
Pull back the curtains
Took a (7)________ into your eyes
My tongue has now become
A platform for your lies
I (8)________ you
Got me where you want me again
And I can't (9)________ away
I'm hangin' by a thread
And I'm feelin' like a fool
I'm stuck (10)________ in between
The shadows of my yesterday
I wanna get away
I (11)________ to get away
Now you know
Yeah you got my (12)________ against the wall
Oh God
I ain't got no other (13)__________ to hide
Chained down
Like a sittin' duck just waitin' for the fall
You know
Yeah you got my back (14)______________ the wall

Deep in the jungle
Camouflaged by all the (15)____________ leaves
A hand (16)__________ up the sky
While (17)____________________ I make my plea
The alter's callin'
But my legs won't seem to stand
Guess I'm a coward scared
To (18)________ the man I am
I said you
Got me where you want me again
And I can't turn away
I'm hangin' by a thread
And I'm feelin' like a fool
I'm stuck here in between
The shadows of my yesterday
I wanna get away
I (19)________ to get away
Now you know
Yeah you got my back (20)______________ the wall
Oh God
I ain't got no other place to hide
Chained down
Like a sittin' duck just waitin' for the fall
You know
Yeah you got my (21)________ against the wall

Now you know
Yeah you got my back against the wall
Oh God
I ain't got no other place to hide
Chained down
Like a sittin' (22)________ just waitin' for the fall
You know
Yeah you got my (23)________ (24)______________ the wall
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