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Kerosene
04:41
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Edward met Emily, the summer when he turned thirteen
She was lovely like a dream
And he fell so in love he could not touch the ground
But Emily turned him down
Edwards little heart broke, how could he now carry on
Now all joy in life was gone
If he could only, show her how she made him feel
She would know his love was real
Cover me in kerosene, I don't care anymore
Let me light up the street, I am standing at your door
I hope you never get to feel as unlovable as me
He came to her house, and emptied the canister
The liquid hurt his eyes
But he thought this way she will remember
Then he set himself on fire
Cover me in kerosene, I don't care anymore
Let me light up the street, I am standing at your door
I hope you never get to feel as unlovable as me
Emily's family happened to be out of town
As Edward burned to the ground
When they returned, nothing remained but a stain
He’s ashes all blown away
Cover me in kerosene, I don't care anymore
Let me light up the street, I am standing at your door
I hope you never get to feel as unlovable as me
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On one stormy friday night
I looked at the pills inside my hand
Then I thought how about not putting them in my mouth
And that's when all the fun began
I felt it rushing over me, a sudden surge of energy
As if some sickness washed away
Suddenly more alive than i had felt in quite a while
I just knew this would be one beautiful day
A nurse came in to see how I was doing
A pretty young girl, with long brown hair
I hit her on the head and hid her underneath the bed
And I merrily walked on out of there
Right outside my cell I heard a terrifying yell
As the warden came right at me with a taser in his hand
I do not remember if I strangled or dismembered him
But he will never dance again
Tonight i'm walking out that door
And you won't see me come back around here no more
That’s me on the tv screen, but they'll never catch me
With the wardens keys I could get around with ease
So I went to see the guy who cook our pills
I've been known to be quite the prodigy in chemistry
And gladly I display my skills
I fed him methamphetamine, some adderall and ephedrine
I think the guy got quite high that day
But he screamed like a child
When i drowned him in formaldehyde
And all his skin was burnt away
I was really glad to see the head of security
Cause I would need his help accomplishing my plan
I asked him really nice if I could borrow one of his eyes
And why this upset him I will never understand
He flew into a frenzy swinging his baton at me
And seemed quite keen on tearing me apart
He wasn't being nice so I took out a butter knife
And placed it softly in his heart
I wasn't stopped by any retinal scan
Carrying the head of security in my hand
I was just one door away from getting outside
But I just had to say one last goodbye
I went to see the old physician
I could find his office by following the sound
He was a jazz man, who used to have a brass band
With musical and medical instruments all around
I kicked the door in and politely greeted him
Sir it's time for your physical exam
In my code of ethics there's no need for anesthetics
And he wept like a child when the surgery began
My father taught me how to fix stuff
First you take the thing apart
He looked a bit unmendable and quite unreassembleable
But when I was done he looked like a funny piece of art
His ankle bone connected to his wrist bone
A saxophone jammed into his ear
A heavy stone connected to his jawbone
And a trombone sticking out his rear
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Come Home
04:14
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Looks like he’s cooking you something special
A delicate feast, with candles and wine
He is hoping, you’ll enjoy it
He’s hoping he will be done on time
But you will not come home. Tonight he’ll sleep all alone
He sets the table, fills both glasses
Dinner is served, what a wonderful surprise
He can't wait to hear you come up the driveway
He can't wait to see the look in your eyes
But you will not come home. Tonight he’ll sleep all alone
The food is cold, and the wine is gone
It's ringing, but you're not answering your phone
But he knows, he has nothing to fear
Anytime now you'll be here
But you will not come home. Tonight he’ll sleep all alone
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You and Me
04:45
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Kissing in the sunlight, I haven't been this happy in a long long time
This just feels right. If you should ever leave me I would lose my mind
Sleeping in the tall grass. There's no other place I would rather be
You’re finally awake. You take a look around and then you see me
You try to scream, but you’re unable to make a sound
Who would you ever call for? There’s nobody else around
Its just you and me, you and me, my love
Down by the boat house. I start taking out the old canoe
Remember all those summer nights
Let's go out on the lake like we used to do
You try to run, but the tranquilizer calms you down
Where would you ever run to? We’re one hundred miles away from town
It's just you and me, you and me, my love
You look like an angel. A pretty little tear falls from your chin
I'm sorry that we messed this up. But I think it's too late for us to start again
You try to swim, but the chain is quite tightly bound
There’s no need to fight it, there’s no need to stick around
You try to breathe, but the bowling balls pull you down
Let's keep this a secret, nobody will know you drowned
Except you and me, you and me, my love
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You stand by the window, in the early morning light
And you try to look sweet, as he comes walking by
He will smile and you will wave, and you'll be thinking of him all day
You want so to be with him, but they say you can’t
Cause that lady down the street, put a ring on his hand
But you will try to make him see, you're the one who can make him happy
Oh you will try to make him see, you're the one who can make him happy
You go to the bar where you know he'll be
You take him by the arm and you tell him how you feel
He will laugh at you and decline, your offer to become his wife
But down in the meadow, where he always goes
With a well hidden bear trap, he will finally be yours
It will rip his pretty legs apart, but you will still have his heart
Oh it will rip his pretty legs apart, but you will still have his heart
Drag him to the cabin, hang him on the wall
Let him slowly bleed out on the dirty wooden floor
In a few hours he will die, but you do get to talk a while
Gut him and clean him like your father did with birds
With stuffing and oils he will be well preserved
Now he's as handsome as he was alive, and he will always be by your side
Oh he's as handsome as he was alive, and he will always be by your side
Oh my lover don't you know, I will never let you go
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Do you remember the first time your pretty eyes met mine
On that warm summer evening, in the middle of july
It happened that friday when the circus came to town
You were eating cotton candy on the merry-go-round
But they told me you had others, to whom I could never compare
Grown up, handsome lovers who would buy you anything
And take you anywhere
So I decided that I had to even out the odds
I clearly wasn't dealt the very best hand of cards
But if all of these bachelors, would somehow disappear
I was sure you could fall for somebody like me
Young Billy played football, he was the captain of the team
He was surrounded by girls, but he had a crush on you it seemed
He failed to come home from a running trip one night
They found him run over by the same car twice
But you still had many others to whom I could not compare
Grown up, handsome lovers who’d buy you anything and take you anywhere
Marcello Lombardo, your teacher in math
Was known to give you special attention after class
One morning his maid found him screaming at a piece of bread
He had been crudely lobotomized, with an icepick to the head
Oswald the painter, he was an old perverted bloke
I heard he had done a painting of you where you weren't wearing clothes
It was all over the news when they found the dirty swine
He had died from drinking a bit too many pints of turpentine
But still you had some others to whom i could not compare
Grown up, handsome lovers who’d buy you anything and take you anywhere
Racecar-driver Roger, he was really quite the star
I went up to his house one night and I modified his car
The next day they found him at the bottom of the lake
Why would anyone go driving down those hills without no brakes
Handsome Eddie the young new deputy in town
It was said that he'd been seen driving you around
One day Eddie took a leap from a 12th floor balcony
After eating six or seven donuts, spiked with LSD
Now there weren't so many others to whom I could not compare
All your other lovers, had all these random accidents or simply disappeared
Do you remember the last time I held your hands in mine
Standing on your porch with sirens all around
I told you that I loved you and you seemed quite surprised
But as the cops read my charges the tears ran from your eyes
But I knew that you would never, meet another quite like me
I was never handsome, talented or smart
But I think I still managed to make you remember me
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Never Been Written
02:48
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Out on the water someone approaches
All dressed in chains, eyes set on me
Out in my garden there lies another
Waiting for me to fall asleep
May all these stories never been written
May all these demons just disappear
Let in the darkness and it will take over
All light consumed forever
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Still Alive
04:06
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I do not love you like I used to, that's why there's poison in your food
Should be more than enough to kill you, if you took a bite or two
But you have eaten half your plate, you’ve always been fond of lasagna
You're not exactly looking great, but you still have a pulse
How are you still alive?
I simply do not understand it, I even made a double dose
Your skin has turned a darkish purple, from your head to your toes
Now I cannot help but smile, you always manage to surprise me
We haven't laughed in quite a while, but this moment is nice
How are you still alive?
If you did the math you know, you would realise
You should have been dead by now, you are on overtime
I just don't understand
How are you still alive?
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The Carpet
03:58
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The carpet is about to get a stain, but i'm not worried
The carpet is about to get a stain, but i'm not worried at all
My girlfriend stabbed me in the brain, and i'm bleeding out upon the floor
But I don't have to worry about it, cause I won't have to clean anything at all
Bet she will feel sorry, when she comes home
And realise she has to clean this floor alone
The carpet is about to get a stain, but i'm not worried
The carpet is about to get a stain, but i'm not worried at all
I'm in quite a lot of pain, still I never felt this good
She always loved this carpet, it's gonna be ugly with all this blood
Bet she will feel sorry, when she comes home
And realise she has to clean this floor alone
Some textiles are really versatile, hope this won't wash away
I hope my blood is invulnerable to every kind of chemical, so this stain will always remain here
The carpet is about to get a stain, but i'm not worried
The carpet is about to get a stain, but i'm not worried at all
I can’t believe she actually did it, seems my girl is quite insane
But if I destroy this ugly thing, then I didn’t die in vain
Bet she will feel sorry, when she comes home
I bet shell be freakin annoyed, when she has to clean this floor alone
I bet shell be frustrated, when she comes home
I bet shell be really, really sorry but I wont have to worry
Cause when cleaning day arrives i’ll be long, long gone
Some textiles are really versatile, hope this won't wash away
I hope my blood is invulnerable to every kind of chemical, so this stain will always remain here
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Marionette
05:42
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You go out to drown your sorrows, you’ve been all alone so long
Strangers passing you by, they do not see you at all
Deep inside the crowd you see her eyes so beautiful
Stares straight into yours like no one else is there at all
You go on over to her, enfolds you in her embrace
Leans in close to your ear, and says let us get out of here
Out into the night you follow her towards her home
Lord let this be real, please let this angel be the one
How the night ended you do not recall
But you wake in some room wearing nothing at all
There's all sorts of blades hanging on every wall
And you try to get up but you're chained to the floor
Hush now sweetheart, I won’t let you go
This feels just like falling in love
Oh dear shiny marionette, dancing to my rhythm
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Underneath the Earth
04:35
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When you’re underneath the earth, no one will hear you crying
You’ll be screaming to the lovely worms, they crawl through your mouth
When you’re underneath the earth, will your friends come to help you
Or will you lie there in your wooden cage, all by your lonely self
You tried so hard to make me feel worthless
And you did a real good job
When you’re underneath the earth, no one will suffer those hurtful words
That you spoke so well
When you’re underneath the earth, you won't push nobody down in the dirt
No never again
You tried so hard to make me feel worthless
And you did a real good job
But oh no longer will you be, calling me names, tormenting me
When they found you upon the shore
You had been dead for three days or more
It was a mystery to everyone
Why you had gone swimming with pockets filled with stones
But none of them knew, what a beast you were
And they found no trace of the ether
So no longer will you be, calling me names, tormenting me
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