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Temper
Lyrics

I have arguments everywhere I go

You might see me nut the wall

And if you try and steal the show

Then watch me show you all

Now I’ve got a fierce temper

Sometimes I can’t bring myself round

Counting to ten doesn’t work

So I’m usually counting down

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THERE’S GONNA BE AN ERUPTION

SOMETHING’S BOILING DEEP WITHIN

GONNA CAUSE MASS DISRUPTION

COS I JUST CAN’T HOLD IT ALL IN

SO DON’T YOU EVER CROSS ME

COS I WILL SHOUT AND CURSE

DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO

OR YOU WILL COME OFF WORSE

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MY TEMPER TEMPER WHAT A SIGHT TO SEE

I’M IN A FIERY RAGE AND IT’S CONSUMING ME

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People think they know me well

That I’ve nothing bad to hide

If only they could see the swell

Of the inferno that’s inside

I’m ticking like a bomb

I’m waiting to explode

Someone switched the timer on

And so the tension grows

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THERE'S GONNA BE AN EXPLOSION

SOMETHING’S BOILING DEEP WITHIN

HERE COME ALL THOSE DARK EMOTIONS

I CAN’T HOLD ALL OF THEM IN

DON’T PUSH TOO FAR THIS TIME

COS IF I GET TOO STRESSED

DARK CLOUDS GATHER IN MY MIND

AND THE THUNDER MAKES A MESS

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MY TEMPER TEMPER WHAT A SIGHT TO SEE

I’M IN A FIERY RAGE AND IT’S CONSUMING ME

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What can I do, about it?

How do I stop all the shouting?

I’m on the edge, I’m near insane

A searing outburst will relieve my pain

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MY TEMPER TEMPER WHAT A SIGHT TO SEE

I’M IN A FIERY RAGE AND IT’S CONSUMING ME

MY TEMPER TEMPER HOLDS ME TIGHTLY IN ITS CLAWS

AND WHEN IT’S OVER, HARMONY IS RESTORED
Lowdown

I often use artistic license in my writing, and this is a good example. I've taken the idea of writing a song about exploding with rage and embellished it to describe someone on the edge of insanity due to their uncontrollable anger. I had you scared for a minute though. :)

I do have quite a fierce temper as it happens, but it takes a hell of a lot for me to reach boiling point. Suffice to say if anyone pushes me that far they must have done something pretty bad, so they deserve everything they get.

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