I could have been Charlie I could have been dead Could have been hopeless Put a hole in my head There's a fine line between us (Background: I could have been Charlie) Charlie and me (Background: Living on meds) Soon to be forgotten Or remembered as a freak (Background: His was a madness I identify with) I don't know who's scarier (Background: I don't know who's scarier) Him or me (Background: Charlie is dead) He's already gone there I'm on the same family tree 'Cause Charlie had potential (Background: Charlie had potential) Just like me and you (Background: Just like me and you) Something in him misfired (Background: Something in him misfired) It could happen to me too (Background: It could happen to me too) (Background: His was a madness I identify with) (Background: His was a madness I identify with) I can see Charlie (Background: I can see Charlie) Sitting on his hands (Background: Sitting on his hands) Drowning in his chaos (Background: Drowning in his chaos) And formulating plans (Background: Formulating plans) If I had stayed that way (Background: I could have been Charlie) It would have been me (Background: Living on meds) Wishing for a handgun Or a rope on a sturdy tree When I wake up (Background: Charlie had potential) I'm just like him He's got madness I can get with There is a beauty (Background...?) in succumbing to fear You get comfortable in your limbo I know (Background: Charlie had potential) (Background: Just like me and you) (Background: Something in him misfired) (Background: It could happen to me too)
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