Intro
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[Verse 1]
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The stars were just the holes punched in the shoebox
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That gives the creature all the air he needs to breathe
As if every constellation was just a form of inhalation
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From a captor too enormous to conceive
[Verse 2]
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The moon beamed like a coach from junior high school
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When players hacked their way through each opposing team
And the brighter it was shining, felt like the wider he was smiling
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On a season that he loved too much to leave
[Chorus]
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When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
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Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
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And in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
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It all runs together, as if by design
[Verse 3]
The boat out in the middle of the ocean
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Is like the butterfly just breathing on the sea
Giving all of its attention to this new and strange reflection
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Not recognized as what it used to be
[Chorus]
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When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
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Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
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When in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
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It all runs together, as if by design
[Bridge]
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Every day getting a little
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More acquainted with the riddles
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Until I'm looking for them everywhere I go
[Solo]
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[Chorus]
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When you stare off in the night sometimes you see a little too much
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Sometimes there's a world behind the mirror, sometimes a razor and a toothbrush
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And in those fleeting moments when the stars all seem aligned
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It all runs together, as if by design
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As if by design
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As if by design