Soul Survivor

from Instigator by Larry Norman

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From the album So Long Ago The Garden, but with the introduction and a chorus towards the end removed, making it lyrically different

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I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy
Don't leave me here alone, don't let me be
The soul survivor of this tragedy

My life was good when she was hanging round
My love was flying so high and free
But when she left my dreams came tumbling down
Now I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy

I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy
Don't leave me here alone, don't let me be
The soul survivor of this tragedy

I'm trying so hard to forget my pain
And leave my past behind
But when your life is suddenly filled with rain
You keep remembering how the sun used to shine

And I can't stand the loneliness, the constant emptiness
Why has unhappiness ah-come into my life
I spend my mornings waking and thinking
And cry my evenings late into the night

I never knew that things could go so wrong
Until this happened to me, and I'm telling you
If you're in love you better hold on strong
Or be the soul survivor of this tragedy

I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy (Soul survivor, soul survivor)
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Don't leave me here alone, don't let me be (Soul survivor, soul survivor)
The soul survivor of this tragedy

I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy (Soul survivor, soul survivor)
(Yes I am) Oh yes I need somebody's (I don't want nobody's sympathy) sympathy (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Don't leave me here alone don't let me be (Soul survivor soul, survivor)
The soul survivor of this tragedy

I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy (Ah yeah yeah yeah) (Soul survivor, soul survivor)
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)

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from Instigator, released April 1, 2003

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Larry Norman Los Angeles, California

American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. Norman had a major influence on artists as diverse as The Pixies, Guns n' Roses, and U2. After his death in 2008 his most well-known album, 1972's Only Visiting This Planet, was selected for inclusion in The United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and impact on American culture. ... more

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