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Keep The Lights On by Close Your Eyes

Everything (1)________ I despise
Consumes me when I close my eyes
I don't know if I can change the way I feel
Despite the light that you have shone
The dark has become what I know
And I am fighting to (2)________ my way out of it
I am (3)____________ so hard to forget
This constant aching feeling that stirs inside my chest
The fear in me always drags me down
The guilt I feel will not let me get up again
I'm crushed by the weight
I was younger then, careless and innocent
I never thought my words could mean so much
But I am (4)__________ now, I should be screaming out
So why is it that I keep my mouth shut?
Why do I try so hard to forget
The (5)______________________ that is in your hands
And the mercy in (6)________ words?
You are calling me to seek you and find rest
And leave behind the emptiness
That holds me in the dark
That holds me in the dark

I hope you can hear me
I'll keep singing this song
Even if there's no air left
And dirt fills up these lungs
Please keep the lights on
I am trying to make it home
The sun is sinking
But I won't go down with it
Please keep the (7)____________ on
I am trying to (8)________ it home
The sun is sinking
But I won't go down with it

The sun is sinking
The sun is sinking
The sun is sinking
I won't go down with it

Answers:
(1) that(2) find(3) trying(4) older(5) forgiveness(6) your(7) lights(8) make