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Tap Shoe
06:20
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You might think I'm a dreamer
Chasing down a dream
You might think I've got star-studded eyes
And just want to be seen
But I'm here ‘cause the weights are heavy
Can't stand the shackles on my feet
So what I'll do is turn them into
A poor woman's tap shoe
Making money outta pain turned into music to soothe
Life is too short
To be captive to things
That mean nothing in the end
I can forfeit my soul for a meal
Just to be hungry again
Or I can forfeit my rights to feed another
And reap dividends
Spend time, spend time
I want more but it isn't enough
I once looked a thief in the face
Shook hands, learned his name was Greed
He told me I could have anything that I wanted
And when I did that I’d be freed
Increase, increase, increase
Always moving forward
Put your foot on the gas pedal
No time to be idle
Invest, invest, invest
For great is the return
For those who work their tails off
The good life you will earn
Start workin’, Start workin’
The good life you will earn
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Debt
08:32
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Eat me and you will be satisfied
Drink me and you'll feel free
Want me and you will be wanted
Give and it will be given unto thee
Let loose and you won't feel constricted
Seize every opportunity
To increase your output just increase your input
And you will be something worthy
Don't you want to be lovely
Don't you want to be strong
Don't you want to be faithful and right all that's wrong
So give me your will, dear
You're willing I see
To allow me to serve you as you're serving me
Satisfied, you’ll be satisfied
Satisfied, you won't be denied
Never enough, never enough
No matter what I have it is never enough
Never enough, never enough
No matter what I give it is never enough
Never enough, never enough
No matter what I do it is never enough
Never enough, never enough
No matter who I am it is never enough
You've got to pay that debt
D-D-D-Debt You’ve got to pay that Debt
Like a dog chasin’ its tail
Like a mother goose nursery rhyme fairy tale
You say with your help I'll be able
But it's a f-f-fable
Dead ringer, dead ringer
I bet all my fortunes on a dead ringer
Dead ringer, Dead ringer
I spent all my fortunes on a dead ringer
Dead ringer, dead ringer
I lost all my fortunes on a dead ringer
Dead ringer, dead ringer
I forfeit my fortunes on a dead ringer
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Shoot.Miss.Regret.
01:41
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Shoot.Miss.Regret.
Regret.Regret.Regret.Regret.
Try.Aim.Work harder.
Harder.Harder.Harder.
Fast.Time is.Ticking.
Ticking.Ticking.Ticking.
Improvement.Hopeful.
But failure mocks you.Mocks you.Mocks you.
Efforts.Futile.
Empty.Empty.Empty chasing.
Let your shame motivate you to
Purge.Purge.Purge.
Mutilate the flesh.
It's good to hurt.Hurt.Hurt.
Can't excise the blemish.
Just keep digging.Digging.Digging.
Scrape until you're hallow.
Like a Halloween pumpkin.
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4. |
Walking Dead
04:40
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You are a body
With no flesh
You have no organs
No heart in your chest
You are a skeleton
No skin on your bones
Your frame it is hollow
Hard like stone
Yet you are walking
Pretending to live
Yet you are serving
Pretending to give
Though you may fool many
I am not deceived
Nowhere does such a foul stench exist
Except for among the deceased
Dead, dead, dead
You are walking dead, dead, dead, dead
Have you seen the ghost of John
Long white bones with the skin all gone
Wouldn't it be chilly with no skin on
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Pumpkin Head
04:45
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You shine your light
In this hollow pumpkin head
You light up the night
As you light up my face
A beautiful story of peculiar glory
What hollowed and carved me
Only deepened your grace
You fill up my space
You inhabit this place
A cavernous vessel
Now a love-lit display
Your kindness glows
In the void of the dark
Gave the warmth of your presence
Your word was the spark
You fill up my space
You took all my shame
You covered me in colors
I could not obtain
Your grace I believe
Is sufficient for me
Grown by the seed of faith
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Christina Eltrevoog Illinois
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