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Root by Deftones

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Deftones

Root

From Adrenaline1995

Written by Chino Moreno

Produced by Deftones

Lyrics

Root

[Verse 1]

To be forced under

I look unto your home because

We gave our eyes but no one will

Yes, I know, because

[Chorus]

To heed the cause I will be barred

But you won't

We are here to love heart

He's up inside, we start to cry

Just because I will afford

Living in me is so poor

Deliver me there

[Verse 2]

To be judged by one or licked by three

And your holes enclose

We gave our eyes but no one will

Yes I know, because

[Chorus]

To heed the cause I will be barred

But you won't

We are here to love heart

He's up inside, we start to cry

Just because I will afford

Living in me is so poor

Deliver me up

[Bridge 1]

About this track

"Root" is a song by Deftones from the album Adrenaline, released in 1995. The song was written by Chino Moreno. It was produced by Deftones, Terry Date.

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  • Terry Date— 704 credits as songwriter & producer →

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, Terry Date

Cannot fuck to be me

And you won't find me

And you won't find me

And you will don't know me, psycho

I don't believe you will find me

And you won't find me

And you will so come from a psycho

I don't believe you will find me

And you won't find me

And you will don't quit, psycho

I don't believe you will find me

I'm in trouble because playing God

[Bridge 2]

I and me, we go

With Jesus in a bowl of dirt

[Outro]

Yeah, yeah

So poor

I will fly

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