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It's Been Awhile
By Staind
It's Been Awhile

It's been awhile
Since I could... hold my head up high
It's been awhile
Since I first saw you
It's been awhile
Since I could stand... on my own two feet again
It's been awhile
Since I could call you
But everything I can't remember
as fucked up as it all may seem
the consequences that I've rendered
I've stretched myself beyond my means

It's been awhile
Since I could say...that I wasn't addicted
It's been awhile
Since I could say I love myself as well
It's been awhile
Since I've gone.., and fucked things up
just like I always do
It's been awhile
But all that shit seems to
disappear when I'm with you
But everything I can't remember
as fucked up as it all may seem
The consequences that I've rendered,
  I've gone and fucked things up again...
Why must I feel this way...
Just make this go away...
  Just one more peaceful day...

It's been awhile
Since I could... look at myself straight
It's been awhile
Since I said I'm sorry
It's been awhile
Since I've seen the way
the candle lights your face
It's been awhile
But I can still remember
just the way you taste
But everything I can't remember
as fucked up as it all may seem...to be
I know it's me
I cannot blame this on my father
he did the best he could for me

It's been awhile
Since I could... hold my head up high
and it's been awhile since I said
I'm sorry
Click to hear their song OUTSIDE, see more band pics
and read
My Tribute to people who have suffered Depression
The line-up of this US alternative metal act consists of
Aaron Lewis (vocals)
Mike Mushok (guitar)
Johnny "Old School" April (bass & background vocals)
and Jon Wyscoki (drums)

They came together as a band in February 1995.

The band recorded their first album-Tormented in 1996,
which went on to sell
over 4,000 copies by word of mouth alone!!!
The radio-bound
"
It's Been Awhile"
and full-band treatment of "Outside" strike universal chords, effectively capturing the bitterness of regret
and facing reality with
brooding hopefulness.
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