“Oh it tears me up
I try to hold on but it hurts too much
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay.”

— James Morrison

Broken Strings
Song lyrics, Undiscovered (James Morrison album) (2006)

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English singer-songwriter and guitarist 1984

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