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Marina
03:42
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M A R I N A : SHE SLIPPED INTO THE SEA, CLOSED HER EYES, AND BREATHED IN ANYWAY / OH, MARINA, OH, MARIE / AT FIRST SHE FELT SO FREE, BUT WAS SURPRISED, WHEN SHE'D SAID ALL SHE COULD SAY / HE'D CONVINCED HER FINALLY TO TAKE THE DIVE, AND SUBMERGE HERSELF WITH HIM / BUT WHAT THEY DID NOT SEE WHEN THEY'D CONTRIVED, WAS THAT NEITHER COULD SWIM / HE HAD NOT MEANT TO HURT HER / OF THIS, OH, SHE WAS SURE
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Frankenstein
03:29
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F R A N K E N S T E I N : HE CRAVES TO SPARK A PULSE, AND AROUSE A CIRCULATION / TURN HIS BACK ON FELLOW MAN, TO BE TAKEN BY HIS CREATION / WHAT HE WOULD DO TO TURN THE GEARS IN THE MECHANISM OF MY MOUTH / AND ANIMATE MY BONES AND FLESH SO HE MIGHT WATCH ME MOVE ABOUT / OH, SEE THIS CREATURE INCAPABLE OF EVOKING SYMPATHY / OH MODERN PROMETHEUS UNBREAKABLE AND BETTER MADE THAN ME / HOW DARE YOU RUN FROM THY SON, AND LEAVE ME SO UNGUIDED? I'M ABANDONED TO REPENT FOR THE LIFE THAT YOU'VE DECIDED / WHAT I WOULD DO TO FORM A SINGLE BOND AND PROVE THAT I AM KIND / INSTEAD YOU DRIVE ME TO DESOLATE YOUR LIFE AND PEACE OF MIND / BUT LOOK HERE, VICTOR, DON'T YOU SEE? EVERY SUTURE GUARANTEES, THE FIEND YOU'VE FEARED IS INSIDE THEE
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In His Image
04:29
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I N H I S I M A G E : WHEN I SEE PAIN ON MY MOTHER'S FACE / EVERY CREASE CARVED IN BY HIS MALAISE / WELL, I CAN'T HELP BUT STUTTER AND LOSE MY PLACE / NO, I DON'T WANNA LOOK LIKE HIM TODAY / WHEN I AM TOLD WHAT A MAN SHOULD SAY / AND I HEAR ABOUT HOW HE WAS SO GREAT / WELL, I THINK THAT I'D RATHER I LOSE MY WAY / WHEN I'M TOLD THAT I HAVE TO GROW UP TO BE BRAVE / DON'T BE LIKE YOUR MOTHER, DON'T CRY OR COMPLAIN / AND ALWAYS BE SURE TO BE PROUD OF YOUR NAME / WHY SHOULD I'VE BEEN MADE IN HIS IMAGE? WHY SHOULD I'VE BEEN MADE SO TIMID? WHY MUST I THINK, EVERY TIME I BLINK, OF HOW I HAVE HIS EYES? WHEN I TRY TO BE GOOD, WHERE HE TURNED AWAY / WELL, IT'S HARD WHEN MY MOTHER, ALONE IN BED, LAYS / AND SHE LOOKS ON AT ME WITH THAT DISTANT GAZE
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We're All Wild
03:03
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W E ' R E A L L W I L D : THERE'S A LADY IN HER GARDEN, SO FAIR AND FINE IS SHE / SHE WALKS UPON HER TOES, AND HER GLOVES ARE ALWAYS CLEAN / IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE HER, YOU HAVE REASON TO DOTE / FOR WE'RE ALL WILD FOR SUCH BEAUTIFUL FOLK / HAVE YOU SEEN OL' JOE'S PONY? SHE DOES TRICKS YOU WON'T BELIEVE / YOU CAN CATCH THEM AT THE MARKET, WHERE HE'S ALSO SELLING BEEF / IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE HER, YOU HAVE REASON TO STARE / FOR WE'RE ALL WILD FOR THAT LITTLE GOLDEN MARE / THERE ARE SKIES UP IN THE CITY SCRAPED BY THE RICHEST OF MANKIND / SHARP MEN WITH POLISHED SHOES AND CARS, ALL THE SMOKE YOU WILL NOT MIND / 'CAUSE IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT, YOU HAVE REASON TO BRAG / FOR WE'RE ALL WILD FOR MR. MONEYBAGS / BUT DON'T SAY A WORD / FOR THE WORM IN THE DIRT / DARE NOT SPEAK / OF THE CATTLE RAISED FOR MEAT / HOLD YOUR TONGUE / WHEN THE SMOKE GETS IN YOUR LUNGS / FOR WE'RE ALL WILD FOR THE GLIMMER THAT WILL FADE / SO INSTEAD PRAISE THE HAND SEWING SEEDS IN THE DIRT THAT'S HERE TO STAY
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The Queen's Brigade
03:36
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T H E Q U E E N ' S B R I G A D E : ALL YOU SODA SIPPIN' FOOLS / NOT LIKE ME, NO / I CAN TALK TO ANIMALS / WE'RE FORMING A BRIGADE / TONIGHT I DINE WITH CANNIBALS / AND TOMORROW IT'S CHARADES / LOOK AT ME, DON'T LOOK AT ME / I'M YOUR QUEEN AND MY HANDS ARE CLEAN / MY OWN MARTYR, WON'T YOU WATCH ME BLEED? ALL YOU CITY SLICKIN' FOOLS / NOT LIKE ME, NO / MY GRASS IS CLEAN, MY SKY IS BLUE / AS I TAKE MY THRONE OF OAK / I'LL STICK MY WHOLE TONGUE OUT AT YOU / I'VE GOT ALL MY PONIES BROKE / ALL YOU TEARDROP DRIPPIN' FOOLS / NOT LIKE ME, NO / I BUILT A WALL AND THERE'S NOT ONE HIGHER / AND I CAN LOAD YOUR GUN / I'LL GUIDE YOUR AIM AND I'LL SHOUT "FIRE" / AND BEHIND MY WALL I'LL RUN
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