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 "River of Deceit"
 — by  Mad SeasonLyrics by Layne Staley
 Music by Staley, McCready, Martin, Saunders
   Our pain is self-chosen … Oh, how true those words!  I listen to this song, and wonder how someone could reach the depths of my soul so easily.    
My pain is self-chosenAt least, so The Prophet says
 I could either burn
 Or cut off my pride and buy some time
 A head full of lies is the weight, tied to my waist
 
 The River of Deceit pulls down, oh oh
 The only direction we flow is down
 Down, oh down
 Down, oh down
 Down, oh down
 Down, oh down
 
 My pain is self-chosen
 At least I believe it to be
 I could either drown
 Or pull off my skin and swim to shore
 Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see
 
 The River of Deceit pulls down, yeah
 The only direction we flow is down
 Down, oh down
 Down, oh down
 Down, oh down
 Down, oh down
 
 The pain is self-chosen, yeah
 Our pain is self-chosen
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