What It Takes
If you look out at the skyline
From far enough away
The city is just a row of broken teeth
It's rumbling and it's growing
It festers and decays
But I hear it calling out for me
I thought my debts were settled
Some rules have been enforced
As a bead of sweat starts rolling down my cheek
I was good at treating symptoms
But I never found the source
So these voices might not ever let me be
But I know I am never gonna break
If I can find you at the end of every day
They'll say I don't have what it takes
I just won't let go of what it takes away
What it takes away
I could've been a contender
But I burned a bit too bright
Until I couldn't take another swing
I kept up with the training
But I've given up the fight
And now I am being forced back into the ring
But I know i'm never gonna break
If I can find you at the end of every day
They'll say I don't have what it takes
I just won't let go of what it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
From far enough away
The city is just a row of broken teeth
It's rumbling and it's growing
It festers and decays
But I hear it calling out for me
I thought my debts were settled
Some rules have been enforced
As a bead of sweat starts rolling down my cheek
I was good at treating symptoms
But I never found the source
So these voices might not ever let me be
But I know I am never gonna break
If I can find you at the end of every day
They'll say I don't have what it takes
I just won't let go of what it takes away
What it takes away
I could've been a contender
But I burned a bit too bright
Until I couldn't take another swing
I kept up with the training
But I've given up the fight
And now I am being forced back into the ring
But I know i'm never gonna break
If I can find you at the end of every day
They'll say I don't have what it takes
I just won't let go of what it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
Credits
Writer(s): Taylor Goldsmith, Lee Pardini
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