Every Second

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VERSE 1
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A woman on a plane sitting next to me says it's a terrible thing to get old
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I asked her why, she said because you die and one piece at a time you unfold
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I said I feel it now at twenty-five, yeah I've been dying since the day I was born
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But there's still one thing worse than that
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it's dying without a warning
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It's dying without being warned

CHORUS
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So if the cabin pressure drops and we start falling from the sky
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We'll both pray to God in the last seconds of our lives
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But if we don't die today then may this memory remain
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That every second lived is worth each second of the pain

VERSE 2
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Oh flight attendant could you tell me the story of how
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you gave up trying to control your fate and rescue yourself
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So calm and patient you greet death every day with a smile
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If today he takes you would you say that your life was worthwhile,
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and just smile?

CHORUS
 
BRIDGE
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Hallelujah, Hallelujah (x2)

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I never dreamed this life for me, but I am not afraid
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At 35,000 feet I make my peace with fate
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If my work here's complete before we hit the ground
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May we sing the truth that sets us free, 'cause every second counts (Repeat)