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Viewing lyrics for The Optimist by Khalid Quesada.

I know that this will come as a surprise.
We're such an ugly conflict in disguise.
I'm trading in convenience for a prize.
There's nothing but disaster in your eyes.
I've watched you fall apart in fractured scenes.
This cinematic kiss is so obscene.
I just can't be the martyr in your dreams.
Reality is often what it seems.

We deserve something better.

I'd like to take this time to break your heart
While everything around you falls apart.
I can't pretend I haven't let you down.
We'll use the color black to paint this town.
And I can never bury what I steal
As you convince the world it isn't real.
You just can't chase a fix with nerves of steel.
It takes a broken heart to make you feel.

We deserve something better.
Don't you want something better?

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