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I can't tell if this is real or if I am sleeping
I can't tell if this is real or if I am sleeping


I'll embroider the truth in that so I shall reap
I'll embroider the truth
 
And that's so I shall reap


I took things that didn't belong to me
I took things that didn't belong to me
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Looking back on all that stolen time (stolen time)
Looking back on all that stolen time


Back when I was drinking (turpentine)
Back when I was drinking turpentine


Don't blame me I only took you in
Don't blame me
 
I only took you in


It takes time to do the poisoning
It takes time to do the poisoning
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So let's close the door on this and lock it
So let's close the door on this and lock it


And that's all it will ever be (ever be)
 
 
And that's all it will ever be


Just an accident of chemistry
Just an accident of chemistry
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While the crowds threw stones at the hangman
While the crowds threw stones at the hangman


The sky fell down, the bells rang
The sky fell down


The bells rang




Looking back on all that stolen time (stolen time)


Back when I was drinking (turpentine)
Looking back on all that stolen time


Don't blame me I only took you in
Back when I was drinking turpentine
 
Don't blame me
 
I only took you in


It takes time to do the poisoning
It takes time to do the poisoning
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So let's close the door on this and lock it
So let's close the door on this and lock it


And that's all that it will ever be (ever be)
 
 
And that's all that it will ever be


Just an accident of chemistry
Just an accident of chemistry
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In the shaft of an underground railway
Airless shaft of an underground railway


A paid assassin with a ??? in a sack
Effete assassin with a hawk in a sack


????????? 
The earth will offer us in when our hearts fail


Swallow the river running under the track
As it swallowed the river running under the track


Under the track yeah ???
Under the track yeah






I can't tell if I'm dreaming or if I'm awaking
I can't tell if I'm dreaming or if I'll awaken


With a song in my heart that is longing to break
With a song in my heart that is longing to break
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Looking back on all that stolen time (stolen time)
Looking back on all that stolen time


Back when I was drinking (turpentine)
Back when I was drinking turpentine


Don't blame me I only took you in
Don't blame me
 
I only took you in


It takes time to do the poisoning
It takes time to do the poisoning
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So let's close the door on this and lock it
So let's close the door on this and lock it


And that's all that it will ever be (ever be)
 
 
And that's all that it will ever be


Just an accident of history
Just an accident of history
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In the shaft of an underground railway
Airless shaft of an underground railway


A cute assassin with a hunk in a sack
Cute assassin with a hawk in a sack


????????? 
The earth will offer us in when our hearts fail


Swallow the river running under the track
Swallowed the river running under the track


That's right
That's right

Revision as of 18:14, 10 May 2008

I can't tell if this is real or if I am sleeping

I'll embroider the truth

And that's so I shall reap

I took things that didn't belong to me

I didn't mean to do you wrong


Looking back on all that stolen time

Back when I was drinking turpentine

Don't blame me

I only took you in

It takes time to do the poisoning

So let's close the door on this and lock it


And that's all it will ever be

Just an accident of chemistry


You did everything to me but stopped short of murder

Couldn't move me much closer to keeping my word

While the crowds threw stones at the hangman

The sky fell down

The bells rang


Looking back on all that stolen time

Back when I was drinking turpentine

Don't blame me

I only took you in

It takes time to do the poisoning

So let's close the door on this and lock it


And that's all that it will ever be

Just an accident of chemistry


Airless shaft of an underground railway

Effete assassin with a hawk in a sack

The earth will offer us in when our hearts fail

As it swallowed the river running under the track

Under the track yeah


I can't tell if I'm dreaming or if I'll awaken

With a song in my heart that is longing to break

Let it out and let it fly high

Up where the spires scrape the sky


Looking back on all that stolen time

Back when I was drinking turpentine

Don't blame me

I only took you in

It takes time to do the poisoning

So let's close the door on this and lock it


And that's all that it will ever be

Just an accident of history

Yeah


Airless shaft of an underground railway

Cute assassin with a hawk in a sack

The earth will offer us in when our hearts fail

Swallowed the river running under the track

That's right