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half•alive

tip toes

Release date: 24th April 2017

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About This Track

"tip toes" is a track by half•alive, from the album 3, released 24th April 2017. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about half•alive.

About the Artist

half•alive

half•alive

Lyrics

tip toes

[Verse 1]

Demanding my mind be set free

From wanting the things I don't need

My pride is hiding its lies behind all the dreams

Living inside

(Woo, hey)

(Woo, hey)

Delusion is weighing me down

It's taking the hope that I found

And giving me nothing back

Heart attack, so now I'm on my

[Pre-Chorus]

Tip toes, trying to see past my ego

Reaching for something more than

This feeling of being important

Leaving my heart behind, it's bleeding

But still my pride is screaming

My future will listen to me

Listen to me, listen to me

[Chorus]

Will I always know this divide?

Living host to this war inside

Take this ghost of me with the tide to die

And release my heart to come alive (Hey, hey!)

[Verse 2]

The feeling is creeping in slow

It's feeding my need to be known

And giving me nothing back

Heart attack, so now I'm on my (Hey, woo)

Heart attack, so now I'm on my (Hey, woo)

Heart attack, so now I'm on my

[Pre-Chorus]

Tip toes, trying to see past my ego

I'm reaching for something more than

This feeling of being important

Leaving my heart behind, it's bleeding

But still my pride is screaming

My future will listen to me

Listen to me, listen to me

[Chorus]

Will I always know this divide?

Living host to this war inside

Take this ghost of me with the tide to die

And release my heart to come alive

Will I always know this divide?

Living host to this war inside

Take this ghost of me with the tide to die

And release my heart to come alive (Hey!)

[Interlude]

Woo, hey

Woo, hey

Woo, hey, hey, hey

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm on my tip toes, trying to see past my ego

Reaching for something more than

This feeling of being important

Leaving my heart behind, it's bleeding

But still my pride is screaming

My future will listen to me

Listen to me

I'm on my tip toes, trying to see past my ego

Reaching for something more than

This feeling of being important

Leaving my heart behind, it's bleeding

But still my pride is screaming

My future will listen to me

Listen to me

[Outro]

Listen to me, listen to me

Listen to me, listen to me

Listen to me, listen to me

Listen to me, listen to me

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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    Background Vocals
    Brett Kramer, Cody Sargeant, Corey Martin, Faith Rose, Jonathan Albrigo, Josh Taylor, Matt Schick, Michael Carbonaro, Rand Foster
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