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Is she really such a mystery?
That doesn’t quite work for me,
She’s a woman, and not a puzzle,
Turn around and put some effort in,
Is she really such a mystery?
I won’t let you off that easy,
Put more than a thought to it,
It’s not hard to empathise,
Is she really such a mystery?
You’re stunted emotionally,
Clamp down on your narcism,
Breathe deep and apologise,
Does she have to be a mystery?
Just because her thoughts are free?
She’s more complex than your hand,
What part don’t you understand?
She may linger in your grasp,
That doesn’t make her yours,
A riddle with an answer,
Waiting to be explored,
You’ve simplified a masterpiece,
Pulled it off the wall,
You name her an enigma,
And expect to be adored,
Is she really such a mystery?
I’d say that’s news to me,
You’ve projected your own needs,
Have you ever even tried to listen?
Is she really such a mystery?
I’ll give you ‘till the count of three,
Are you reading from a backwards script?
Or saying things you really feel?
Is she really such a mystery?
On that, we don’t agree,
I can’t magically change your mind,
So start thinking beyond yourself,
Does she have to be a mystery?
Just because her thoughts are free?
She’s more complex than your hand,
What part don’t you understand?
Does she have to be a mystery?
Just because her thoughts are free?
She’s more complex than your hand,
What part don’t you understand?
Is she really such a mystery?
Is she really such a mystery?
Is she really such a mystery?
Does she have to be a mystery?
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Gods
02:16
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We entrust to you our future,
In the hopes you'll guard it well,
Keep watch over our desires,
Save us from the promised hell,
So you can shield us from ruin,
Curtail all our ambition,
Forewarn us of all dangers,
A God of our own making,
We'll gift you such a tribute,
Swear oaths come what may,
Incentivise our kindness,
Teach our children how to pray,
So you can shield us from ruin,
Curtail all our ambition,
Forewarn us of all dangers,
A God of our own making,
We'll rise in anger at your failings,
Scoff at unanswered vows,
Hold you to our standards,
Derision on our brows,
Burn down all your temples,
Tear down all your scripture,
Rise above all your teachings,
And think for our own selves,
So we can pillage your commandments,
Choose what suits us best,
Create a new religion,
And destroy all the rest,
So you can shield us from ruin,
Curtail all our ambition,
Forewarn us of all dangers,
A God of our own making.
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Mosquito Love Bite
02:07
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Ausgang
01:23
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Let it all slip away,
From the developing blister on your left heel,
To the lingering taste of your last cigarette every time you wet your lips,
Forget what you know,
Teach yourself a new personality through an online course,
Buy a new wardrobe to cover the raw flesh from under the shed skin,
Der Ausgang ist auf der linken Seite,
Eingang rechts,
Aber dein Weg geht weiter und weiter,
Catch a glimpse,
Start believing the trick to make it easier to project,
Pretend and lie until the armour is forged whole and impenetrable,
Suppress it all,
Steal from the future to gild the past and the present,
Invent the romance, harvest the pity, etso,etso, etso…
Der Ausgang ist auf der linken Seite,
Eingang rechts,
Aber dein Weg geht weiter und weiter.
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