Old Dogs

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Your sharp teeth fall short of breaking skin
(you'll never come back in)
And cardiac muscles are strong for my protection
(Leaving you outside makes me feel so thin)
But you're a habit worth
Replacing by these new tricks
For this old dog
Who never thought he'd
Stay here so long
So long...

Does it help your strung out lies
Tangled and twisted
Like wires to liars
(You've always had this nasty fascination)
Mixing polarities
The hot and the cold
Like the syntax and cyanide
You whispered in my ear
Each night

You're coming down from
That high you had from
Bloody knuckles and
Sweat stains on the carpet
I'll leave you out tonight
Your teeth are weaker than your bite
I hope it's warm outside
Your perspiration hangs you out to dry

We are hard to come by
Old dogs are loyal till we die

Old dogs are loyal till we die

We are loyal till we...

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from Contenders, released March 24, 2015

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Dylan Azar - Vocals
Chad Welker - Guitar
Mike Miller - Guitar
Nicholas "Cuvi" Cuvar - Bass
Evan Murray - Drums

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