[00:00.00]The Fiery Furnaces - Keep Me In The Dark
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[00:20.94]The Bazaar in Ouarzazate,
[00:24.86]Had an emerald for sale. We heard
[00:28.78]In the silver band were etched the initials
[00:33.06]of you know who.
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[00:36.51]His momma pawned the Gulfstream;
[00:40.40]Returned the antiquities to Italy;
[00:44.36]Said in no uncertain terms
[00:46.63]buy it back for my youngest son.
[00:51.05]Please don’t tell me nothing.
[00:52.88]I’d rather—tell me nothing,
[00:54.72]Keep me in the dark,
[00:56.53]With the opposite of anything.
[00:58.64]Please don’t tell me nothing.
[01:00.54]I’d rather—tell me nothing,
[01:02.38]Keep me in the dark,
[01:03.95]With the opposite of anything.
[01:06.56]Please don’t tell me nothing.
[01:08.08]I’d rather—tell me nothing,
[01:09.84]Keep me in the dark,
[01:11.44]With the opposite of anything.
[01:13.95]Please don’t tell me nothing.
[01:15.64]I’d rather—tell me nothing,
[01:17.54]Keep me in the dark,
[01:19.07]With the opposite of anything.
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[01:38.92]Went through my per diems
[01:42.86]By the middle of the morning.
[01:46.79]You won’t mind me writing my own
[01:49.90]receipts for boys or smoke—
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[01:54.48]Contracted three merchant fevers;
[01:58.80]Embellished two early evenings;
[02:02.90]At an arcade in the afternoon looked back
[02:05.58]and forth with you know who.
[02:08.96]Please, don’t tell me nothing,
[02:10.92]I’d rather….Tell me nothing:
[02:12.84]Keep me in the dark.
[02:14.54]With the opposite of anything.
[02:16.85]Please, don’t tell me nothing,
[02:17.85]Keep me in the dark.
[02:20.70]Keep me in the dark.
[02:22.50]With the opposite of anything.
[02:24.45]Please, don’t tell me nothing,
[02:26.12]I’d rather….Tell me nothing:
[02:28.05]Keep me in the dark.
[02:29.64]With the opposite of anything.
[02:32.28]Please, don’t tell me nothing,
[02:33.69]I’d rather….Tell me nothing:
[02:35.40]Keep me in the dark.
[02:37.20]With the opposite of anything.
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[03:11.45]Please, don’t tell me nothing,
[03:12.82]I’d rather….Tell me nothing:
[03:18.98]Please, don’t tell me nothing,
[03:19.07]With the opposite of anything.
[03:22.28]Keep me in the dark.
[03:23.74]With the opposite of anything.
[03:26.86]Please, don’t tell me nothing,
[03:28.12]I’d rather….Tell me nothing:
[03:30.12]Keep me in the dark.
[03:31.40]With the opposite of anything.
[03:34.26]Please, don’t tell me nothing,
[03:37.41]Keep me in the dark, keep you in the dark.
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