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give me all of your sweet kisses
give me all of your dead wishes
I long for the night to strip bare
all of your angst and despair
give me all of your sweet romance
give me your last fatal dance
it's like a withering flower it never ceases to think
it never ceases to shrink
remember that day when I held your hand?
you knelt so closely to the ground
and you began to pray, and you began to say
how god always tends to betray
the very thing you hold dear to your heart
it's like a fragile glass, ready to break from the start
words are a weapon I intend to use
perceptions are dead as I refuse
truth belongs to the deadly killers
truth belongs to the deadly killers
history's written by the winners
and all the saints turn into sinners
What did you say when he looked at you?
what did you do when he broke his rule?
is it already forgotten, or is he on you like a mule
sex is the best when the stars are brightest
he likes you the best 'cause you are the lightest
brightest star in the whole damn sky
now give me your kiss, and I'll say goodbye
remember that day when I held your hand?
you knelt so closely to the ground
and you began to pray, and you began to say
how god always tends to betray
The very thing you hold dear to your heart
it's like a fragile glass ready to break from the start
words are a weapon I intend to use
perceptions are dead as I refuse
Truth belongs to the deadly killers
truth belongs to the deadly killers
history's written by the winners
and all the saints turn into sinners
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The Mirror
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As the years go by I know
that you never meant to show
your conscience is clear as I ignore
I guess I'll wear my crown of thorns
oh you never want to waste your time
you're too busy looking for something you can find
you can find
The mirror waits for you tonight
to stare directly into your eyes
maybe he'll come with a knife
to give you the love that you can't define
maybe I've done all that I can
maybe I'm running out of time
maybe I'll have to say goodnight
goodnight
I'm so lost without you
no more lonely days
I'm so lost without you
no more lonely days, no more
lonely days
no more lonely days
You never want to waste your time
you're too busy looking for something
you can find, you can find
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New Generation
04:59
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The summer sun is setting now
the angels lost on a drunken bout
they've lost their will to twist and shout
and I'm just singing songs of when they loved
the spring it grew in winter's shoe
and none knew the names of whom they knew
and love forgot her awkward screw
and jealousy's just a form of seduction
and I was hoping that you'd be my lover
forget the crimes, the crimes of each other
and hold hands as we flew into the sun
and I know I haven't been that faithful
that's just because I have too much faith girl
in the things, the things that you do
Throw away all your chances
I'm coming in with open arms
to greet this new generation
throw away all your dancing shoes
you've never had anything to lose
except for the ones,
the ones that you love
and you love her
and you love her
and you
and you say the night is your friend
but how long until it ends
how long until the sunrise
how long until you realize
and though the darkness will have its turn
she's seen the light and you know she yearns
for better days are clear in sight
you kiss him once but you choose the night
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Gone
02:56
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I've seen the light
shine on me one too many times
and I feel it more than ever
now that you are always here
and if you stay up and you see
the moonlight shine on through your window
you can always count on me to be
gone
and I'm gone
yes I'm gone
I will retire and return to my father's place
where a man can be free
and never succumb to this innocent place
and now the weight of the world
falls softly in my mother's haste
you better hurry up
before there's no more time to waste
and I'm gone
yes I'm gone
and I'm gone
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Dressed in Red
04:37
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tears and hugs and kisses and goodbyes
makes me think of you sometimes
when you tried to tell me those lies
I end up laughing and then I cry
I saw a clown on the TV
he was the saddest clown I've ever seen
he reminded me of when we were together
you see
you made me wear those clothes
it was a dress as red as a rose
I ended up in years of therapy
and now when I see a woman in red
I look at myself and it gets to my head
I know you can't help it if she's ugly
but she's the prettiest girl that I've ever seen
give me half, half a chance
I would shed this manly pose
I would be a woman, a woman instead
dressed in red, yes I'm dressed in red
with flowers in my head
and stars in my eyes
with flowers in my head
and stars in my eyes
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Black-eyed
06:20
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Hello mister can I have a word, what's this magic spell you put on him?
a thief of love I was told, he ran all his life
to the edge of the world, and that's where he met his wife
forget about the sky boy
she stole from him all the luck and charm and golden wit
that gave man the power to harm anyone that he met
he's looking at you now boy
he's looking at you now, he want's you to say boy
all the things you'll never say
Black eyed, uncivilized and poorly poisoned
we're the dogs of this century
and we haven't got a clue what to do
When you said that you needed a coat
I thought that you were joking
you didn't mind the rain, and I didn't mind the pain
or the sunshine that came right after the violent smoke
in the air there was laughter, even though we were broke
and the fire that burned the chatter, never seemed to have stopped
I lost reception in the early hours, when he was caught
with vengeance in his eyes, no promises he kept
and all the songs he left and there right after, so ferociously she wept
just another stranger to the mirror, and now he is dead
he's looking at you now boy, he's looking at you now
and he wants you to say boy, all the things you'll never say
black eyed, uncivilized and poorly poisoned
were the dogs of this century
and we haven't got a clue what to do
I remember when you left him at the altar
the clearest vision without a sight
the whitest wedding dress drenched in blood
with the prairie dogs out at now
they howled at the church, they asked you to come out and fight
(you turned around and looked at the priest, "that is not their right")
you looked at him with glaring eyes, "to seek vengeance by the candlelight".
"father why can't I just forget about the why's and the no's and the love that you sold when you gave your soul to heaven?"
(to commit no crime of murder or regret)
I repent and now I repent
and he's looking at you now boy (and I repent)
oh he's looking at you now (and I repent)
and he wants you to say boy
all the things you will never say
black eyed, uncivilized and poorly poisoned
we're the dogs of this century and we haven't got a clue
black eyed, uncivilized and poorly poisoned
we're the dogs of this century and we haven't got a clue
what to do
what to do
what to do
what to do
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I'll see you soon
in the evening time when the sun don't shine
or in the afternoon
you'll know the reason why I'm smiling
I met you just the other day
and you could tell that I was lying
about my past, it couldn't last
I'll go to the church
on a Sunday morning
I've been wanting too much
what's the price I have to pay
for a familiar touch
I hate all the madmen
for kissing my curse before me
I hate all the sad men
for singing my songs before me
So have your children
and your family
crucifix on cable
and some solitary man
who just gave up his stance
to become his one and only vision
oh, some monk dressed in drab
and socialites gonna kill me
I hate all the mad men
for kissing my curse before me
I hate all the sad men
for singing my songs before me
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Drew Wardle Saratoga Springs, New York
You'll find me loitering about in the busy intersections and cross-streets where words and sound linger, arguing about yesterday's weather...
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