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Hey, Love. I want to tell you
Last night I was the ocean
Deep dark rolling tides
Each one pulled on by the crescent moon
And it was brighter than all the stars in the sky
When you were my guy
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Now that I've found out how, I'll never mind my dirty mouth.
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Diazepam
06:59
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She is wearing a wire to calm her her down
I can’t recall how I forgot, I swear it’s all beyond me
Diazepam I am
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Senseless Sentiments
03:02
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These days, all that we’ve got is lovely senseless sentiments.
Then again, would you even want it any other way?
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Last night, in my dreams, my teeth were falling right out of my head, right out of my head, right out of my
I caught them one by one and held them so tight, just to hide them from you
I tossed and turned thinking how my face burned and I melted right into the floor, right into the floor, right into the
Remember how you laughed at my expense? And I crumbled like a leaf.
Now I can't get it out of my head, get it out of my head, get it out of my head, get it out of my
There's nothing I can do to stop where this is going
Amicability keeps me drowning, and drowning, and drowning and drowning
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