How Many? Lyrics - Total Loss - How To Dress Well

Don't think a hassle can't happen at this hour 

You never know what will happen 

When someone is so completely deprived of happiness and power 

But I was living on a sacrifice 

I told myself over and over 

Never, never, can I have a vision for myself or of myself 

Who could've waited just to take my life? 

Send your telephone call, I'm waiting on your word 

But how many little songs (are there) to rescue? 

How many lives sleep dormant in sore beds still? 

You wanted it and I did it, you warned me then I lived it 

Now I'm never going to be able to change my ways 

How many people did he kill? 

How many lives were not that right? 

How many warnings did he give? 

How many sacrificed their lives? 

I would've taken your secrets and held them for the rest of time 

But it was hard for me to fake it, though I couldn't have said why 

You could've waited then, I wasn't right 

But, a hard will to love you wouldn't have saved my life 

How many people did he kill? 

How many lives were not that right? 

How many waters did he kiss? 

How many sacrificed their lives? 

I was waiting just to sacrifice 

Never, never, can I have a vision for myself or of myself 

I wanted to be saying what you would've hated me for 

For the rest of my life instead of waiting for your word to go ahead and live 

But if you knew that it was happening, you could've simply said the word "why" 

You could've said "why" and we would've had ourselves instead of this mess 

This precipice 

It's hard, and unfair, and I can't take these lies 

How many lies? 

How many people did he kill? 

How many lives were not that right? 

How many warnings did he kiss? 

How many sacrificed their lives? 

How many people did he kill? 

How many lives were not that right? 

How many waters did he kiss? 

How many sacrificed their lives? 

I was waiting for the rest of time 

You were waiting for a greater sign than the waste they call their lives