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Take It All Away
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1 and 2
You've stripped me down, the layers fall like rain
It's over now, just innocence and instinct still remain
From the beginning
He wouldn't listen
He was always putting himself in danger
And influencing others along the way.
It was true
1 may have given the order
but in the end it was 2's choice to leave
He didn't intend for him to die, though
He just thought 2 would get injured
See how dangerous it was out there
And come back to him
Maybe, he thought,
that 9 and 5 would find him, save him.
So 1 could take back everything...
You watched me while I slowly disappeared
I reached for you to save me, you were frozen in your fear...
But they didn't.
Take it all away
It was too late
Take it all away
And it was his fault.
Take it all away
He took it all away.
Take it all away
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9 and 5
Circling the pain inside my soul
I reached inside your silence to steal what you won't show
People think that 5 found 9 in the emptiness
but it was really 9 who found 5
He pulled him through everything
Manipulated him
Gave him confidence
Got him to overcome his fears
And eventually break away from 1
5 began to do what he was meant for
He was happy
And The bond between them was stronger than any other.
I tried to find the answers in my fears
But what was found is lost again as soon as it appeared...
But then he died.
Take it all away
9 let him down
Take it all away
He gave him false hope,
A life to lose.
Take it all away
It took it all away.
Take it all away
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9 and 6
I'm breaking, I can't do this on my own
6 could see things nobody else could
He was ostracized for it
He tried to warn them
But nobody listened
He felt alone
Carrying the burden that no one would share
Can you hear me screaming out, am I all alone?
Until 9 came along.
He was the only one willing to hear him
But something always got in the way
When they blew up the factory
6 was hopeful
Maybe what he saw wouldn't come true
Maybe this was the end...
But it was not meant to be.
He saw what was happening, and he had one last chance.
Before he went, he managed to tell 9 one last important message
9 understood, and 6 could tell.
He didn't scream when the machine took him.
And like that, he was gone.
It took it all away.
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1 and 8
8 was the only one that 1 trusted
And was trusted by
He protected 1
And comforted him
He was loyal to the end
And 1 just gave up on him
When he needed him most
All because of his fear
8 had died
Alone and abandoned
He took it all away.
No.
He couldn't let that happen
Not again.
He wasn't going to run anymore
He had to stop it.
He had to destroy it.
With great determination
He lead the others to the cannon
And fired on the machine.
But it didn't work.
He had failed once again
And this time there was no escape.
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9 and 1
You take away
You take away
They were opposing forces the first time they spoke
1 called 9 a curse
And 9 began to believe it
9 called 1 a blind man
Which he knew was true.
You take away
You take away
As they were left with their own thoughts and memories
1 thought of 2
How much pain he must have suffered
And knew what he had to do.
You take away...
The machine closed in on 9
And 1 was left with his own words echoing in his head
As he lunged in front of the beam...
You take away...
9 couldn't believe what had happened.
1 had just saved him
By giving his own life
He had stayed true to his words.
You take away...
At that moment
9 knew he had to end this
Right then and there.
You take away...
With all his strength
He wrenched the device from the machine,
You take away...
Turned it on itself,
You take away
And took back what was taken away.