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" You write in songs what you're too scared to write in real life, and then you sing the songs to loads of people instead of telling it to the person you should be telling it to... Songs are a great way of dealing with those issues but kind of a coward's way as well. "

Winston Marshall

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Real Life

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Lad

Hero

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Loss

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Bring

Want

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Hard

Men

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