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Serve the need |
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Spin the fable |
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Disguise the deed |
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Weaving straw to braids of gold |
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Splash the whitewash on the screen |
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Sins of omission fashioned to mislead |
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Signals mix as hairs poise to split |
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Tiny loopholes confuse intent |
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The facts irrelevant |
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Excuses right the wrong |
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Cast allusions |
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And our hazy recollections |
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Guard the way down |
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On the slippery slope |
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Most of the truth fails to show |
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The shifting blame |
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Rises up to stake its claim |
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I wade with my back toward the waves |
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Shielding my eyes |
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The spindrift burns like the acid words |
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Numbing my mind to the justified |
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Too overwhelming |
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Can't fight the dumbing down |
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I sink to the peaceful deep underneath |
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Free from the plastic crown |
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Still spinning around |
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Dress up the routine |
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Bells, whistles, and neon light |
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Sedate the will to fight |
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Distractions to amuse our attention |
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And our gray convictions |
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Fan the flames of discontent |
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And... |
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I wade with my back toward the waves |
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Shielding my eyes |
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The spindrift burns like the acid words |
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Numbing my mind to the justified |
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As bitterness begins slowly creeping in |
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Push and pull us apart |
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Fingers cross |
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Death do us part |
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Simplicity holds no escape |
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Toss a coin in the air |
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Spin the plates |
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Ignorant to consequences |
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Pay the piper for the dance |
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I see ego thrust upon the throne |
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Held high to deify |
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I see how we choose to believe |
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Answers that deceive and ease pain |
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Distant wisdom may prevail someday |
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Scrape the whitewash from the screen |
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Tiny loopholes irrelevant |
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Excuses meaningless |
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The neon is black |
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When our recollections |
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Prevent another lapse |
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On the slippery slope |
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I wade with my back toward the waves |
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Shielding my eyes |
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The spindrift burns like the acid words |
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Numbing my mind to the justified |
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Too overwhelming |
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Can't fight the dumbing down |
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I sink to the peaceful deep underneath |
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Free from the plastic crown |
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Spinning around |
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Sow the seeds |
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Fearless we replay |
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Themes from timeless ages past |
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Courting all seven sins |
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What was and will always be |
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Protected from ourselves |
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Spin back around once again |