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Heart Still Beats lyrics
Songwriters: Culp, Dennis Bayne; Hoerig, Keith; Roper, Reese; Verdecchio, Andrew;

The girl in the alley kneels with exhaustion
She s guarded by the skinny guy
Who limps from some infection
Behind a veil of bleached thin hair, her eyes tell a story
Like a photo of Berlin, December 1944

She s looking for a handout
She s been high for several weeks now
She s too far gone for whoring
And the money just gave out

And her heart still beats inside
And the blood runs in her veins
A remnants of life remains
Her heart still beats inside

The man finally comes to the door
I ve seen him several times
He always looks pissed off
And his sunglasses stay on
I think he got his biceps and tattoos while in prison
And it doesn t seem to bother him
When he says, "Go to hell"

And his heart still beats inside
And the blood runs in his veins
A remnants of life remains
His heart still beats inside

The thought it comes to my mind to somehow intervene
But it could bring me trouble and what can I do anyway?
It s hard to be effective when it happens so often
To see a life unraveling through drawn venetian blinds

I m sickened by compassion
I m stifled by my limitations
Anesthetic apathy
Come take the pain away

And my heart still beats inside
And the blood runs in my veins
A remnants of life remains
And my heart still beats inside

Oh God, we need You here
We re sinking fast and we don t care
The evidence is all around me
On both sides of my door our hearts beat

Our hearts beat
Our hearts beat
Our hearts beat
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