Don't Shut Me Down ABBA

[00:01.36] A while ago, I heard the sound of children's laughter
[00:05.24] Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park
[00:09.91] This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour
[00:13.87] The sun is going down, it's getting dark
[00:18.32] I realise I'm cold, the rain begins to pour
[00:23.42] As I watch the windows on the second floor
[00:28.44] The lights are on, it's time to go (ooh)
[00:34.04] It's time at last, to let him know
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[00:48.41] I believe it would be fair to say, "You look bewildered"
[00:57.65] And you wonder why I'm here today
[01:01.58] And so you should, I would
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[01:07.34] When I left, I felt I've had enough
[01:10.86] But in the shape and form, I appear now
[01:16.85] I have learned to cope, and love and hope is why I am here now
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[01:27.19] And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
[01:32.02] I'm fired up, don't shut me down
[01:36.66] I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
[01:41.37] I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down
[01:45.75] I'm not the one you knew, I'm now, and then combined
[01:50.76] And I'm asking you to have an open mind (and I won't be the same)
[01:56.40] I'm not the same this time around (ooh)
[02:01.27] I'm fired up, don't shut me down
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[02:14.93] Will you leave me standing in the hall or let me enter?
[02:24.20] The apartment hasn't changed at all
[02:27.87] I've got to say, "I'm glad"
[02:33.45] Once these rooms were witness to our love
[02:37.42] My tantrums and increasing frustration
[02:43.10] But I go from mad, to not so bad
[02:46.65] In my transformation
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[02:53.41] And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
[02:58.37] I'm fired up, don't shut me down (don't shut me down)
[03:03.41] I'm like a dream, within a dream, that's been decoded
[03:07.66] I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down
[03:12.18] I am not the one you knew (I'm not the one you knew)
[03:14.99] I'm now, and then combined
[03:17.17] And I'm asking you to have an open mind (now, I'll not be the same)
[03:22.60] I'm not the same this time around (ooh)
[03:27.03] I'm fired up, don't shut me down
[03:31.21] You ask me not to leave
[03:33.81] Well, here I am again
[03:36.28] And I love you still and so I won't pretend
[03:43.50] I have learnt to cope, and love and hope is why I am here now
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