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How To Look |
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NakedI had see' d people bleed and |
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I thought |
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I' d seen it allbut my own two eyes would prove me wrong that day. |
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There are things that |
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I done only seen by the sunand those things will be buried in my grave. |
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The crows and the buzzards will pick your bones clean. |
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No name of your' s will be upon the wall. |
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Hogtied on |
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Halloween and raped by magazines |
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We line up on the edge to watch you fall. |
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No one knows you don' t take off your clothes |
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You took to the land like fishes take to sand. |
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You clambered up your cross to raise your flag. |
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Made tissue paper sails. |
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Used thread instead of nails. |
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Your autograph was carved across your back. |
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We thought that you were done, but then you grabbed your gun. |
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You pushed and barked and ran full speed ahead. |
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You tore over the hill. |
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We cannot find you still. |
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We hit the lights and hoped that you' d be dead. |
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No one knows you don' t take off your clothes. |
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We hope we' ll get to see you fall through the canopy. |
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With a stomach full of blood, you' ll find the ground.. |
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We Light Up |
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I got my camera, |
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I' m gonna take your picture tonight, and you can see what you look like. |
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You got your camera, you' re gonna take my picture tonight, and |
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I can see what |
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I look like too, with you, who knew that we' d look so good beaten black and blue. |
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You got your hair tied back and your fur coat on. |
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You call your girlfriends up and then we' re gone. |
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We gonna meet down the street and we' re drinking for free, we pinky shake as you order your martini. |
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One last round and away we go, we run a little bit late, but make the show. |
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They were getting pretty friendly in the back of the car. |
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We gotta fight that crowd to reach that bar. |
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We' re gonna rage in the city all night long. |
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We' re gonna rage in the city all night long. |
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Your discotheque won' t play my song. |
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We' re gonna rage in the city all night long. |
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I got my camera, |
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I' m gonna take your picture tonight, and you can see what you look like. |
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You got your camera, you' re gonna take my picture tonight, and |
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I can see what |
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I look like too, with you, who knew that we' d look so good beaten black and blue. |
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Well the band goes on, but we digress. |
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We gotta take the back stairs for roof access. |
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We can hear the city scream as we yell from the top. |
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It' s 12: 19 and we won' t stop. |
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Late night lurks are underground. |
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Downstairs snares and ugly sounds. |
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I' m gonna make a proposition that |
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I know you' re about. |
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We' re going back to your place to act it out. |
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And then we' ll rage in the city all night long. |
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We' re gonna rage in the city all night long. |
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Your discotheque won' t play my song. |
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We' re gonna rage in the city all night long. |
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The bridge, the tower, the top of the roof. |
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We light up the night and we' re taking it to. |
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House to house, and mouth to mouth. |
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The fire escapes we shake where the sky scrapes. |
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The flights rise, and they collide. |
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Tonight we will not be denied. |
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I could see that you were trouble from the moment we met, but sometimes |
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I' ve gotta live out what |
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I' m gonna regret. |
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We' re gonna rage in the city all night long. |
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We' re gonna rage in the city all night long. |
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Your discotheque won' t play my song. |
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We' re gonna rage in the city all night long. |
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I Want You |
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ToDrop the ship in the water and don' t look back |
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Paint the stables red and the fire black |
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We watch the white horse run |
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White horse ride from the cell in it' s cellar |
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Gonna get inside |
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Read the face on the shitter right between the ears |
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As his holes don' t close when he' s spitting spears |
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There' s an eye of a liar on the other side |
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And a hole through the chest of the one that died |
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I want you to |
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You giveth away because |
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I want you to |
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You taketh away because |
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I want you to |
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You kiss on the lips because |
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I want you to |
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I want you to |
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Kill a few, kill a dozen, kill another' s kin |
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He' s rapping on the pane of the window again |
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He' s got a blade for a tongue and there' s snakes for eyes |
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And his hand' s on the handles of a hundred knives |
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And if they don' t fall down you can watch them run |
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With two bullets in your pocket and a rusty gun |
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We going three by three to the mountain top |
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To throw that son of a bitch right off the highest drop |
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I want you to |
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You open your mouth because |
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I want you to |
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You dance on my heart because |
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I want you to |
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You choke on your words because |
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I want you to |
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I want you to |
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The devil won' t take my place |
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I need to touch your pretty face |
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He don' t know your name |
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But you' re all pretty much the same |
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You wanna be my frown? |
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I can promise that you' ll be let down |
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You' re a whirling dervish |
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A prude to purchase |
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Afraid to surface and serve this |
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Oh babyI want you to |
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You pull out the plug because |
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I want you to |
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You stick in my guts because |
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I want you to |
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You pray on your knees because |
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I want you to |
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I want you to |
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I want you to |
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You giveth away because |
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I want you to |
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You taketh away because |
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I want you to |
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You kiss on the lips because |
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I want you to |
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I want you to |
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The Girl In |
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BlackThere' s a flame in the desert at the foot of the hills |
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And there' s a circle in the sand where the water spills |
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There' s a line up the spine of the girl in black |
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And it rips through her dress at the small of her back |
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She' s been waiting there to take you through that door |
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So you can lay her down on the cavern floor |
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And you' ll see the same flame burning in her eyes |
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As you smear your stink across her inner thighs |
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You couldn' t leave well enough alone |
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You hold your heart like it' s made out of stone |
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You couldn' t leave well enough alone |
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Alone alone alone |
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She slithers through the snow like a snake but she' s still |
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And she come' s floating through the window without touching the sill |
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She prefers to make an entrance without using the door |
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And she' ll be standing on your bed before she crosses the floor |
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She' s a willofthewisp as she' s swinging her hips |
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Her breath is like a worm spinning silk from her lips |
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And tonight spook lights will be seen from your room |
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And you and her and |
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Jack and I are swimming in gloom |
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You couldn' t leave well enough alone |
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You hold your heart like it' s made out of stone |
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You couldn' t leave well enough alone |
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Alone alone alone |
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The Colour |
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EscapesCome on baby lemme give you a name |
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And we' ll see if you can find a purpose |
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These faces all look the same |
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And I can guarantee they' re worthless |
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Some souls are bought and sold |
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They fold beneath the surface |
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We cannot take their hands |
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They' ll hold their gold and curse us |
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The colour escapes, you know |
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You' ve seen my heart and it' s black as coal |
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It' s not the one that |
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I wanted to show |
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You were built like a light on a stilt |
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And I can see you wilt in silence |
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People stand around waiting for signs |
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They become blind to your vibrance |
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They don' t look, put their faith in a book |
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The end result is violence |
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Mind you, that bliss it sits on shit |
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It sits on mindlessness |
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The colour escapes, you know |
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You' ve seen my heart and it' s black as coal |
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It' s not the one that |
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I wanted to show |
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Tiger By The |
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TailI see, look across the way there |
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Like flame, giving me the same stare |
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Eyes locked |
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Exhibits A and |
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BYou draw a line |
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Cutting through the air and |
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ConnectMaking us a pair then |
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It' s my hope to get burned |
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Don' t you see? |
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Big kitty cats don' t lick no paws |
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And little kitty cats don' t show no claws |
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Big kitty cats don' t lick no paws |
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And little kitty cats don' t show no claws |
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I got a tiger by the tail |
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And I' m gonna give it a little kick |
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And then a big kiss |
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It' s not safe down on the ground, no |
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They keep circling around, yeah |
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You better learn to climb a tree |
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It' s not safe |
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Not where we at, no |
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You had better get yourself a bat and |
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Start swinging away at anything you see |
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I got a tiger by the tail |
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And I' m gonna give it a little kick |
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And then a big kiss |
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Your Head |
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Will Be Rotting |
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On A Spike |
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Your head will be rotting on a spike |
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I don' t complain much but |
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I mightYour life' s on a loop just like before |
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You stuff your face and still want more |
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My head may be rotting on a spike |
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I don' t complain much but |
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I mightGiven the time it' s not the time to make an enemy |
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And you will stop seeing |
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Give us some time and try to wind up all the ends you find |
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There' s no end to be seen |
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Now that you' re blind they' re not so kind, not so accepting now |
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That you are not breeding |
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Bring all you have and all you had, give all you got |
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Or stopOur heads they are rotting on their spikes |
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We can' t complain, we lost our sight |
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As useless as we were before |
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We stuff our face, but we are sure |
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We are sore |
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Given the time it' s not the time to make an enemy |
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And you will stop seeing |
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Give us some time and try to wind up all the ends you find |
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There' s no end to be seen |
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Now that you' re blind they' re not so kind, not so accepting now |
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That you are not breeding |
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Bring all you have and all you had, give all you got |
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Or stopTorch |
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From The Sky |
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Did you hear as she called |
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As her voice came down the hall |
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How it trembled as soft as a little girl? |
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Towards the knock on the door |
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I watched you glide across the floor |
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As you answered a hundred voices spoke |
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We will crawl through the mud |
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They will bathe in their own blood |
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We will take them like a splinter from an eye |
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And we come in the night |
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We are made of blackest light |
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Like a torch falling fast out of the sky |
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There' s no fat in this land |
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The old heart has left it' s hand |
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So let' s sit and watch the distant fires glow |
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We will steal what we could |
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We are through being good |
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We will only be the sum of what you know |
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Did you hear the awful sound |
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As they pushed into the town? |
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I could tell the switch had flipped inside your head |
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There' s no love left to give |
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We can' t hide, we can' t live |
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We are holding hands and walking with the dead |
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You can take me home |
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But I can' t be alone |
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I can' t be alone |
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Did you hear as she called |
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As her voice came down the hall |
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How it trembled as soft as a little girl? |
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Towards the knock on the door |
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I watched you glide across the floor |
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As you answered a hundred voices spoke |
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We will crawl through the mud |
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They will bathe in their own blood |
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We will take them like a splinter from an eye |
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And we come in the night |
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We are made of blackest light |
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Like a torch falling fast out of the sky |
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Like a torch falling fast out of the sky |
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Like a torch falling fast out of the sky |
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Like a torch falling fast out of the sky |
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Because Of |
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YouBecause of you |
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I' ve searched |
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The back streets to the shore |
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The river banks |
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No thanksIt won' t feel like before |
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Because of this |
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I fish for little bits of time |
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I memorized your thoughts |
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And turned them into mine |
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I thought |
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I' d let you know |
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I won' t be letting go |
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I won' t be turning cheek |
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I won' t be swallowing |
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I thought |
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I' d let you know |
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I won' t be letting go |
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I won' t be turning cheek |
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I won' t be suffering |
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Because of you |
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I wasteThe life |
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I thought |
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I madeI throw away what' s warm |
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The colour starts to fade |
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Because it seems |
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I dreamOf being somewhere else |
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I try to find that place |
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And end up by myself |
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I thought |
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I' d let you know |
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I won' t be letting go |
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I won' t be turning cheek |
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I won' t be swallowing |
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I thought |
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I' d let you know |
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I won' t be letting go |
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I won' t be turning cheek |
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I won' t be suffering |
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SplayedWhen you die |
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I' m gonna roll around and laugh on the floor |
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I' ll party like we never had a party before |
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When you fall |
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I' m gonna be there just to raise up a glass |
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All dreams fulfilled of putting boots in your ass |
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You know there' s something inside me |
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Like an animal that' s gotta get out |
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You know there' s something inside me |
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That makes me wanna put my fist in your mouth |
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When I die |
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I' m gonna come back and haunt you for fun |
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Slam doors, move books, make you pee while you run |
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When I' m done |
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I' m gonna celebrate my ghostly success |
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With my invisible penis watching ladies undress |
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You know there' s something inside me |
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Like an animal that' s gotta get out |
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You know there' s something inside me |
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But it' s not me |
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You know there' s something inside me |
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Like an animal that' s gotta get out |
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You know there' s something inside me |
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That makes me wanna put my fist in your mouth |
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But it' s not me |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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Now things have turned for the worse |
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Thought I was so well rehearsed |
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I guess I' m probably cursed |
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I just don' t know |
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I beat my head on the wall |
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I' m trying not to recall |
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The inevitable fall |
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And so it goes |
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I' m struck so shockingly dumb |
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I know now |
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I can become |
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The definition of numb |
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And you can too |
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So let' s all pull out our teeth |
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And go to sleep like good sheep |
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Let' s watch our |
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TVs and weep |
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Oh yesYou better |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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You better |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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Hallelujah |
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Now get the back in line |
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And pay your taxes on time |
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And lay around like you' re swine |
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There is no doubt |
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You live your life on the screen |
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And talk about what you' ve seen |
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A vicarious dream |
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You won' t live out |
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They put the rails in your head |
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And as you travel you' re led |
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You can' t control what you' re fed |
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But you won' t gag |
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So lock your yourself up indoors |
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Ignorant media whores |
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Before you' re gasping in your plastic bag |
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You better |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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You better |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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Hallelujah |
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I don' t want you to go it alone |
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So I left a little seed and it' s grown |
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But somehow you don' t seem |
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Like one for watering |
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I' ll never ask you why |
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But these little things, they die |
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You better |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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You better |
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Scream Hallelujah |
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Hallelujah |
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BakeliteBlood is wrong |
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But always on the corner of the tabletop |
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A bag of bones that sits and smokes |
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And laughs at all your stupid jokes |
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It' s such a fuss to fall for love |
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Not fall in love |
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To fallA drug |
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So smug at first |
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Then learns the thirst |
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Gets worse and worse |
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And all your new found |
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Hope is gone |
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But all along |
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It always was |
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The same old song |
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And dance for now |
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You dance so proud |
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You sing so loud |
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You break apart |
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A work ofI hate myself so full of shits |
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A giggle fit |
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For wasting time |
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And passing by |
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I settle down |
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Into a frown |
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So many years |
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Of wearing down |
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And out of this |
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It' s ludicrous to amputate |
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A simple wish because it sits |
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Just right outside appropriate |
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And yourHope is gone |
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But all along |
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It always was |
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The same old song |
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And dance for now |
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You dance so proud |
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You sing so loud |
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You break apart |
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A work of art |
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Burn The World |
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Where are we? |
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Where are we? |
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We are searching endlessly |
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I got only one night left |
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I' m never going to bed |
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And where is she? |
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Not freeBrain chained |
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Lock and key |
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She gotA little fever |
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But it' s killing my head |
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I thought |
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I burned the world |
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Around me down but now |
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The sound is clearly calling us |
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Right back to watch them wind it up |
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I thought you burned the world |
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Around you down but now |
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The sound is clearly calling us |
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Right back to watch them wind it up again |
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We fallWe break |
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It seems real but it' s all fake |
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It' s on the television |
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It' s your decision |
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You walk away with weights on |
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And you' re gonna sink |
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You' re extinct |
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In your hole |
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They say you' ve lost your soul |
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I know the grass won' t grow |
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So slick, you slipped |
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But you slid too slow |
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You knowI thought |
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I burned the world |
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Around me down but now |
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The sound is clearly calling us |
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Right back to watch them wind it up |
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I thought you burned the world |
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Around you down but now |
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The sound is clearly calling us |
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Right back to watch them wind it up again |
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Grinning Like |
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A SlitYou can look to the mountain |
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You can talk to the dead |
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You can run to the city lights |
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But it' s all in your head |
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You can look to a stranger |
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But all you' ll find is a wall |
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You can wish all you want |
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But no one answers at all |
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GoodbyesThey are flies |
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That rise from shit |
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And I was skinning |
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A new beginning |
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While you were grinning |
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Like a slit |
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You can try not to cry out |
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As you wake in the night |
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You can stare at the blackness |
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But it' s taken your sight |
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You imagine a face there |
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That you can almost touch |
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You can reach all you want |
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But it' s only a crutch |
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GoodbyesThey are flies |
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That rise from shit |
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And I was skinning |
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A new beginning |
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While you were grinning |
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Like a slit |
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Where are you now? |
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Where is the crowd? |
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These sleeping streets |
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Are speaking aloud |
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And I couldn' t recall |
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The feeling at all |
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The moment |
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I realized |
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I was going to fall |