NOFX – La Pieta (Guitar)

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When she asked me to kill her, I said of course I would

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She had another week or two, But why should she suffer

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Then my daughter walked into the bedroom and asked what's wrong with grandmas face

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My mother decided she wanted to die with grace

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I said “Momma, are you sure you want this to happen to you right now?”

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She said “Yes, please end it sweety, I can’t live in this much pain

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I want to die surrounded by the people I most love

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I brought you into this world, you gotta take me out”

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My lifes’ greatest decision took just one millisec

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Ethics turn to instinct and prim into respect

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I grinded twenty oxys and thirty perceset

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I was told that would be more than enough

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It turns out she was stronger than anyone had thought

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The brain wanted to turn off but it couldnt convince her heart

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Her eyes stuck halfway open, her mouth shaped a dead frown

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After twenty hours her body would not shut down

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I told everyone to leave the room, this was a solo sin

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I said goodbye and kissed her and shot her in insulin

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Her death rattle, her last battle, my mind could never erase

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So I gently held a pillow on her face

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Call me what you need to, call this an attack

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Fill my veins with cold blood and color my heart black

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My mom gave me the greatest life anyone could ever live

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So I gave her the greatest gift that I could give