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Half-Empty Bottle Lyrics — AFI | Dork

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Half-Empty Bottle

From Answer That and Stay Fashionable1995

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Half-Empty Bottle

The ends don't always justify the means But I know what it takes to get what I need I've got the cure when passive protest just wont do Just flick my Bic as I hold it to the fuse Smash it up Break it down Bring it down Down to the ground Tear it up Burn it down Bring it down Down to the ground How long have we waited for the day When they tighten their grips and we slip away The sound of breaking glass drives me back up It makes me whole when I've been down on my luck Smash it up Break it down Bring it down Down to the ground Tear it up Burn it down Bring it down Down to the ground The ends don't always justify the means But I know what it takes to get what I need I've got the cure when passive protest just wont do Just flick my Bic as I hold it to the fuse

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About this track

"Half-Empty Bottle" is a song by AFI from the album Answer That and Stay Fashionable, released in 1995. The song was written by Geoff Kresge. It was produced by AFI, Brett Reed, Tim Timebomb.

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