Intro
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[Verse 1]
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All along, she speaks in a whisper
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Delicately crushing the future
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In her mouth, her tongue is a creature
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With a trident fork
[Verse 2]
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Underneath the smiles and kind words
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You are breaking up into words that fly,
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Carrying your sparkling entrails out
[Pre-Chorus]
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Time is a fickle mistress
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She loves your shining distress
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Time is the brightest diamond
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Cutting through your mind
[Chorus]
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Ah, desolation
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Come in a vessel of light
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Stride through the demarcation line
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To the game inside
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Ah, revelation
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Breaks like a collapsed lung
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Ah, desperation
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Flares like a starting gun
[Verse 3]
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All along, you wonder and worry
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And you dream of cradles and old yew trees
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Underground, you're buried alive
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And light is a line we save for the children
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There is a tone that's ringing inside your head
[Pre-Chorus]
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Time is a fickle mistress
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With a wicked grin
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Perception is inviting
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You to come on in
[Chorus]
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Ah, desolation
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Bursts like a warning fire
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Stride through the demarcation lines
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To the breath inside
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Ah, revelation
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Comes in a strangers mask
[Bridge]
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And the morning is outstanding
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You can breathe at last
[Outro]
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