Short Story - Rival & Cadmium

Fatefully I tried to pick my battles 'til the battle picked me Misery Like the war of words I shouted in my sleep And you passed right by I was in the alley, surrounded on all sides The knife cuts both ways If the shoe fits, walk in it 'til your high heels break And I fell from the pedestal Right down the rabbit hole Long story short, it was a bad time Pushed from the precipice Clung to the nearest lips Long story short, it was the wrong guy Now I'm all about you I'm all about you, ah Yeah, yeah I'm all about you, ah Yeah, yeah Actually I always felt I must look better in the rear view Missing me At the golden gates they once held the keys to When I dropped my sword I threw it in the bushes and knocked on your door And we live in peace But if someone comes at us This time, I'm ready 'Cause I fell from the pedestal Right down the rabbit hole Long story short, it was a bad time Pushed from the precipice Clung to the nearest lips Long story short, it was the wrong guy Now I'm all about you I'm all about you, ah Yeah, yeah I'm all about you No more keepin' score now I just keep you warm (keep you warm) No more tug of war now I just know there's more (know there's more) No more keepin' score now I just keep you warm (keep you warm) And my waves meet your shore Ever and evermore Past me I wanna tell you not to get lost in these petty things Your nemeses Will defeat themselves before you get the chance to swing And he's passing by Rare as the glimmer of a comet in the sky And he feels like home If the shoe fits, walk in it everywhere you go And I fell from the pedestal Right down the rabbit hole Long story short, it was a bad time Pushed from the precipice Climbed right back up the cliff Long story short, I survived Now I'm all about you (and now) I'm all about you, ah (and now) I'm all about you (and now) I'm all about you, ah Yeah, yeah I'm all about you (and now) Yeah, yeah I'm all about you Long story short, it was a bad time Long story short, I survived

(Nate Dogg) Another short story When he be acting bad, don't he make you mad Wanna kick his ass, when he already showed ya He ain't no good and that's a fact Another sad story She constatly says she adores me Girl I'm all dog in love don't leave here anymore Another short story Her love was beginning to bore me It doens't take long for my love to fade Another sad story I only call when I'm horny But she acts like we kick all day It's a quarter pass midnight Don't he make you mad, you can't find his ass Seven hours past, since he called you last Only to you he can do no wrong Funny how time flies Especially when you live a whole life Looking for love is already gone Another short story Already gave you a warning A one night stand homie look what I done Another sad story This girl was so soft that's so lovely I cannot stay cuz she's to strong I keep my mind on my monay And everything else is just find someone else to play her game I like new skirts yeah like bees like honey (honey) You can have some if you want, hey no kissing Oooh no, another short story Her love was beginning to bore me It doesn't take long for my love to fade Another sad story I only call when I'm horny But she acts like we kick all day Another short story Already gave you a warning A one night stand homie look what I've done

Shot in the dark Hope like a spark awakens Under our skin the fire begins raging Bloodied and scarred But courage dies hard, can't take us We know who we are Our ruins will not contain us You underestimated How far we could make it With every step we're taking We rise from the wreckage No, we won't go quiet We're starting up a riot The fight runs in our veins, yeah We rise from the wreckage, yeah We rise from the wreckage We rise from the wreckage You underestimated (we are still bleeding) How far we could make it But our pulse is beating (no, we won't go quiet) We're starting up a riot The fight runs in our veins, yeah We rise from the wreckage The wreckage, yeah We rise from the wreckage We rise from the wreckage

I'm gonna take a stab in the dark tonight I'm vulnerable to the danger But I'm gonna break if I don't bend You're gonna leave and I'm gonna be alright I got a hundred bottles I'll line them up on the fence And I'll shoot the months I couldn't be okay Yeah, I'll shoot the thoughts that kept my light at bay 'Cause life had me phased Done with the war inside my brain I'll fill the room and all your space I'm everything without you Thank God you made me doubt you Thank God you made me doubt you Done with sayin' sorry for my emotions No, you didn't know how to show it You even said there was nothin' to feel I dug a hole so deep and I let you lie Comfort you took for granted And I'm done with waiting for you to be real And I'll shoot the months I couldn't be okay Yeah, I'll shoot the thoughts that kept my light at bay I lay awake beside you for hours You brought me tears and I brought you flowers Ooh and I deserve more I know that, I know that Always been harmless If you'd've harmed me less maybe I would still be I lay awake beside you for hours You brought me tears and I brought you flowers Ooh and I deserve more, I know that, I know that Thank God you made me doubt you 'Cause I'm better off without you