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When I Fall
Barenaked Ladies (Live)
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Look straight in the window, try not to look below
Pretend I'm not up here, I try counting sheep
But the sheep seem to shower off this office tower
It's 9.8 straight down, I can't stop my knees
I wish I could fly
From this building, from this wall
And if I should try
Would you catch me, if I fall?
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My hands clench the squeegee, my secular rosary
Hang on to your wallet, hang on to your rings
Can't look below me, something will throw me
I curse at the windstorms that October brings
I look straight in the boardroom, a modern Pharaoh's tomb
I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive
They're lined up at the window, peer down into limbo
They're frightened of jumping, in case they survive
I wish I could step from this scaffold
Onto soft green pastures, shopping malls, or bed
With my family, and my pastor, and my grandfather who's dead
I look straight in the mirror, I watch it come clearer
I look like a painter, behind all the grease
But painting's creating, and I'm just erasing
A crystal-clear canvas is my masterpiece
I wish I could fly
From this building, from this wall
And if I should try
Would you catch me, if I fall?
I wish I could fly
From this building, from this wall
And if I should try
Would you catch me, if I fall?
When I fall?
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When I fall?
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When I fall?
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When I hmmmm
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