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Written by: Brett Gurewitz
Released in: 2010
BPM: 76
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I've been searching for so long
Now the search party is gone
Won't somebody tell me what the hell went wrong
We started out so strong

I never wanted to hurt you
I didn't plan to desert you
I couldn't possibly express how much I care

So, turn your back on me
Come on, turn your back on me
To survive, turn your back on me
We're the same as far as I can see
So, come on, turn your back on me

If I could I would stand outside myself
And pretend that I was looking back at somebody else
If I could do it again would I merely defend it all to the end?
Or do the ends justify themselves?

I never wanted to hurt you
I didn't plan to desert you
I couldn't possibly express how much I care

So, turn your back on me
Come on, turn your back on me
To survive, turn your back on me
We're the same as far as I can see
So, come on, turn your back on me.

Versions
Version Length Release Catalog ID Country Format Year
Album version
The Dissent of Man Europe 12" 2023
The Dissent of Man United States 12" 2023
The Dissent of Man United States 12" 2017
The Dissent of Man 86988-1 United States 12" 2010
The Dissent of Man 86988-1 United States 12" 2010
The Dissent of Man 6988-1 Europe 12" 2010
The Dissent of Man 86988-1 United States 12" 2010
The Dissent of Man 86988-1 United States 12" 2010
The Dissent of Man E86988-2 Australia CD 2010
The Dissent of Man 86988-2 United States CD 2010
The Dissent of Man 6988-2 Europe CD 2010
The Dissent of Man EICP-1415-6 Japan CD 2010
The Dissent of Man EICP 1417 Japan CD 2010
The Dissent of Man 86988-2 United States CD 2010
The Dissent of Man EDCI-80433 Japan CD 2010
The Dissent of Man Europe 12" 2010
The Dissent of Man 6988-2A Europe CD 2010
The Dissent of Man BRTDOM008 United States CD 2010
The Dissent of Man 6988-2A United States CD 2010
The Dissent of Man 6988-2A Europe CD 2010
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walder
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09/16/2014 at 07:14
This song is may be about love as well as Greg/Brett tandem I suppose.
walder
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09/16/2014 at 07:14
This song is may be about love as well as Greg/Brett tandem I suppose.
dspacklmen
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10/02/2010 at 19:05
This is symbolic, or may even be, his internal dialogue regarding him having to leave the band after STF.
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