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Artist: Ruel
Track: painkiller

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You're my painkiller
When my brain gets bitter
You keep me close
You keep me close

I got front row seats for the park side livin'
Feel like the one but I'm one in a billion
Teenage cynical, and I don't really know
What's the point of living if my heart gets broken?
Driving on the road, waiting for head-on collision
Springtime funeral, I miss you but I'd rather be alone

To keep me from
Heartbreaks, headaches
The doctor says I'm diagnosed with
Shit days, mistakes
But I'll be fine (fine)
But I'll be fine

'Cause you're my painkiller
When my brain gets bitter
You keep me close
When I've been miserable
And it takes forever
To let my brain get better
You keep me close
You keep me close

Window seats as the plane starts leavin'
Miss those streets where my knees were bleedin'
Homesick veteran
I left my bed again

Oh, looking for
Heartbreaks, headaches
The doctor says I'm diagnosed with
Shit days, mistakes
But I'll be fine
But I'll be fine

'Cause you're my painkiller
When my brain gets bitter
You keep me close
When I've been miserable
And it takes forever
To let my brain get better
You keep me close
You keep me close

Please, never leave me 'cause I'm barely holdin' on
You give me a reason to keep on breathin'

'Cause you're my painkiller
When my brain gets bitter
You keep me close
When I've been miserable
And it takes forever
To let my brain get better
You keep me close, ooh-woah
You keep me close

I know you hear me (close)
Yeah (close)
Close
Full Lyrics and Meaning
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Painkiller by Ruel - Songfacts
Painkiller by Ruel song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
Songfacts - Songs about being away from loved ones
Songfacts category - Songs about being away from loved ones
Genius Artists
Ruel
Born Ruel Vincent Van Dijk on October 29, 2002, Australian singer Ruel found his big break after his dad Ralph sent a video of him covering James Bay’s “Let It Go” to Grammy Award
Ruel Songs
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