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You Are Not Supposed to Pass This Test

from Big Plants For The Weekend by The Sinister Turns

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This is why we don't have nice things

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You are not supposed to pass this test.
You are supposed to fail like on the other ones
To fail like all the rest
And you are not supposed to confess
How you waited all day long
To take the fire, make it strong.

You are not supposed to understand
All the words that I'm not saying,
All the scriptures in the sand
And you are not supposed to demand
That I take it all in stride
And I share what I've inside.

That's not what we both agreed on
That you'd be someone I could lean on
So if I question how you feel
It's 'cause it wasn't part of the deal.

You were the steady drum parade
And that's okay, yeah that's okay
You held my breath when I would pray
And that's okay, yeah that's okay
But you are not supposed to say
That "it's okay, yeah it's okay."

You are not allowed to be sincere,
You've gotta say the happy words
And actually think what I fear
And you are not allowed to hold me dear.
You cannot take away the harm
With the pressure of your arm.

I never dared hope we'd be so good
But now I'm frightened that we could,
So if I bite, if I attack
It's because I want my money back.

And you were a Guinness renegade
And that's okay, yeah that's okay
You were young enough to stray
And that's okay, yeah that's okay
But you are not allowed to say
That "it's okay, that it's okay."

So what do I do when you do?
You're breaking my heart being true!
I'm scared of this side of the blue
So if I push your buttons it's 'cause

You were not supposed to pass this test.
You were supposed to fail like on the other ones,
To fail like all the rest
And you were not supposed to confess
How you waited all day long
To take the fire, make it strong.

You had your blinders on display
And that's okay yeah that's okay
But now you're putting them away
Is that okay, is that okay?
I'll learn to love it when you say
That "it's okay, yeah it's okay."

I'll learn to love it when you say
That "it's okay, yeah it's okay."

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from Big Plants For The Weekend, released September 3, 2010

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The Sinister Turns are a four-piece independent pop-rock band based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, playing richly-orchestrated piano-driven pop influenced by Okkervil River, Mirah, the Organ, and Salvador Dali sliced eyes.

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