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Lyrics for Chapter 33, With Arms Outstretched.
It's sixteen miles to the promised land
and i promise you i'm doing the best i can
now don't fool yourself in thinking you're more than a man
'cause you'll probably end up dead
i visit these mountains with frequency
and i stand here with my arms up
now some days they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast
and if you want me, you better speak up
i won't wait
so you'd better move fast
don't fool yourself in thinking you're more than you are
with your arms outstretched to me
now it's sixteen miles to the promised land
and i promise you i'm doing the best i can
now some days they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast
and if you want me you better speak up
i won't wait
so you'd better move fast
and some days they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast
and if you want me you better speak up
i won't wait
so you'd better move fast.
"With Arms Outstretched".
Well you praise him, then you thank him
'til you reach the by and byand i've won hundreds at the track
but i'm not betting on the afterlife
then you kiss his lips
he forgives you for it, he forgives you for all you've done
but not me, i'm still angry
what have i done?
Why am i always missing
The big guns
first i'll build a sword, get some words to explain
it's a plan, brother, at least
and i'll pretend that everybody here wants peace
have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
'cause we're tired and lonely and we're bloody
what have we done?
Why are we still running from our own failing bodies?
The big guns, the big guns
sing mercy, sing mercy, sing mercy on me
let's pretend that everybody here wants peace
what have we done?
Why are we still chasing our own tails
from the big guns, the big guns, the big guns.
"Big Guns".
--
It's only doubts that we're counting
on fingers broken long ago
i read with every broken heart
we should become more adventurous
and if you banish me from your profits
and if i get banished from the kingdom up above
i'd sacrifice money and heaven all for love
let me be loved, let me be loved
and if my brain quits, well i guess then that's just it
and if my hands stop working, you can call me lazy
and if i get pregnant, i guess i'll just have the baby
let it be loved, let me be loved
i've been trying to nod my head
but it's like i've got a broken neck
wanted to say i will as my last testament
for me to be saved and you to be brave
we don't have to walk down that aisle
'cause if marriage ain't enough
well at least we'll be loved
i've felt the wind on my cheek, coming down from the east
and thought about how we are all as numerous as leaves on trees
and maybe ours is the cause of all mankind
yeah, give love, make more
try to stay alive
i've been trying to nod my head
but it's like i've got a broken neck
wanted to say i will as my last testament
for you to be saved and me to be brave
we don't have to walk down that aisle
'cause if marriage ain't enough
well, at least we'll be loved.
It's sixteen miles to the promised land
and i promise you i'm doing the best i can
now don't fool yourself in thinking you're more than a man
'cause you'll probably end up dead
i visit these mountains with frequency
and i stand here with my arms up
now some days they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast
and if you want me, you better speak up
i won't wait
so you'd better move fast
don't fool yourself in thinking you're more than you are
with your arms outstretched to me
now it's sixteen miles to the promised land
and i promise you i'm doing the best i can
now some days they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast
and if you want me you better speak up
i won't wait
so you'd better move fast
and some days they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast
and if you want me you better speak up
i won't wait
so you'd better move fast.
"With Arms Outstretched".
Well you praise him, then you thank him
'til you reach the by and byand i've won hundreds at the track
but i'm not betting on the afterlife
then you kiss his lips
he forgives you for it, he forgives you for all you've done
but not me, i'm still angry
what have i done?
Why am i always missing
The big guns
first i'll build a sword, get some words to explain
it's a plan, brother, at least
and i'll pretend that everybody here wants peace
have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
'cause we're tired and lonely and we're bloody
what have we done?
Why are we still running from our own failing bodies?
The big guns, the big guns
sing mercy, sing mercy, sing mercy on me
let's pretend that everybody here wants peace
what have we done?
Why are we still chasing our own tails
from the big guns, the big guns, the big guns.
"Big Guns".
--
It's only doubts that we're counting
on fingers broken long ago
i read with every broken heart
we should become more adventurous
and if you banish me from your profits
and if i get banished from the kingdom up above
i'd sacrifice money and heaven all for love
let me be loved, let me be loved
and if my brain quits, well i guess then that's just it
and if my hands stop working, you can call me lazy
and if i get pregnant, i guess i'll just have the baby
let it be loved, let me be loved
i've been trying to nod my head
but it's like i've got a broken neck
wanted to say i will as my last testament
for me to be saved and you to be brave
we don't have to walk down that aisle
'cause if marriage ain't enough
well at least we'll be loved
i've felt the wind on my cheek, coming down from the east
and thought about how we are all as numerous as leaves on trees
and maybe ours is the cause of all mankind
yeah, give love, make more
try to stay alive
i've been trying to nod my head
but it's like i've got a broken neck
wanted to say i will as my last testament
for you to be saved and me to be brave
we don't have to walk down that aisle
'cause if marriage ain't enough
well, at least we'll be loved.