Struck A Nerve

Intro:
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 There's an old man on a city bus 
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 Holding a candy cane 
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And it isn't even Christmas 
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He sees a note in the obituary that 
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His last friend has died 
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 There's an infant clinging to his 
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 Overweight mother in the cold 
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As they go to shop for cigarettes 
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And she spends her last dollar on a 
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Bottle of vodka for tonight 


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And I guess it struck a nerve 
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Like I had to squint my eyes 
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You can never get out of the line of 
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Sight 
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Like a barren winter day 
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Or a patch of unburned green 
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Like a tragic real dreeaam 
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I guess it struck a nerve 


Instrumental: 
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 Every day I wander in negative 
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 Disposition 
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As I'm bombarded by superlatives 
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Realizing very well that I am not 
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Alone 
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 Introverted, I look to tomorrow for 
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 Salvation 
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But I'm thinking altruistically 
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And a wave of overwhelming doubt turns 
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 Me to stone 



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And I guess it struck a nerve 
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Sent a murmur through my heart 
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We just haven't got time to crack the 
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Maze 
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Like a magic speeding clock 
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Or a cancer in our cells 
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A collision in the daaark 
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I guess it struck a neeeeeerrrrve 
One, two! 


Solo:
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I trrryyy to close my eyes 
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But I cannot ignore the stimuli 
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If there's a purpose for us all, it 
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Remains a secret to me 
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Don't ask me to justify my life 



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'Cause I guess it struck a nerve (It 
Struck a nerve!) 
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Like I had to squint my eyes 
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You can never get out of the line of 
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Sight 
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Like a magic speeding clock 
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Or a cancer in our cells 
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A collision in the daaark 
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I guess it struck a nerve 


Final:
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