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Trials of eyeliner |
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Styles of eyeliner |
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Eyeliner saved your life |
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Playing up the vamp |
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You were applying mystery |
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Setting yourself free |
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Bitten nails down to the quick |
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Black nail varnish painted thick |
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You were tortured martyr, St. Divine |
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For playboys who wanted to shine |
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Father viewed you with your eyes of black |
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Responded with a violent slap |
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Said you made him feel ashames |
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Get out and don't come back |
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Trials of eyeliner |
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Styles of eyeliner |
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Went to Soho worked the clips |
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Met sailors on leave from ships |
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Mascara gave you deep allure |
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Of your sex they couldn't be sure |
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They were falling in love with you |
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Falling in love with yourself |
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And in the dim light of the basement |
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They didn't care enough |
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The 70's came to an end |
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Eyeliner still your dearest friend |
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From teen to glam to punk |
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And then |
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The disco age redefined men |
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You became one of a crowd |
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Your song drowned out when the music was to loud |
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But you stood your ground as a child of passion |
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As decades changed along with fashions |
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Trials of eyeliner |
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In 1980's New York town |
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Where leather boys could all be found |
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You tried to get into their clubs |
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But the doorman gave you quite a snub |
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Pointed to a sign above the door |
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Only denim and leather to be worn |
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Far too much black eyeliner dear |
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Not a chance of coming in here |
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You were true to yourself |
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Never fell out of love with yourself |
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But in the darkest corners of the world |
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They didn't care enough |
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But in the darkest corners of the world |
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They didn't care enough |
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Trials of eyeliner |
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Trials of eyeliner |
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Trials of eyeliner |
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Trials of eyeliner |
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They didn't care enough |
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Trials of eyeliner |
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