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Knifed
03:35
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Finally pulled the knife in me out
I had walked around with it as if to tout
I said what do I do with it now?
Now that I'm free of doubt?
Now that the voice is so loud?
Now that I ignite because I know how?
I am some sort of Faust
I'll tell you the story of what I'm about
I traded my soul like I was devout
The flame within was kerosene-doused
I said what do I do with it now?
Now I don't play to the crowd?
Nonetheless, I bowed
My next trick will be burning it down
My next trick will be screaming aloud
My next trick will be pulling the knife I found
I am some sort of Faust
I'll tell you the story of what I'm about
I traded my soul like I was devout
The flame within was kerosene-doused
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Double-Edged Blade
03:51
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She was a freight train down
I was living nearby in a ghosted town
I was abandoned on the battleground
They let me swim and I decided to drown
She was headed southbound
She said she just got turned around
She was a double-edged blade
She couldn't have stayed
She was lost and afraid
But I love that she strayed
She left and said it was because of me
That I never treated her like she was supposed to be
I happened to disagree
I had give her my heart and the key
I went back out to sea
I said I love you, child, go free
She was a double-edged blade
She couldn't have stayed
She was lost and afraid
But I love that she strayed
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To Us
02:28
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No matter what I do, there's a knife in my hand
I'd tell you the story, but you wouldn't understand
The wedding went as planned
It was going well, so naturally I ran
I can tell you used to hut yourself
Wounds still bleed even after you've felt
I've a few wounds under my belt
My clothes are red, but I don't swell
You slit your wrists as a cry for help
I slit my wrists 'cause there's nothing else
To that I'll toast our health
To that I'll toast our health
No matter what I do, there's a knife in my hand
I'd tell you the story, but you wouldn't understand
The wedding went as planned
It was going well, so naturally I ran
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Antagonist
03:25
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Thy've got me here in a cage
I dance when they say to on center stage
I'm afraid they've taken a page
Defiance is met with rage
I locked myself in and tossed the key
The only way to keep me from me
I said I'll be your jailer one day
Your head with be the price you pay
They didn't like what I had to say
A warning not to look at me that way
I locked myself in and tossed the key
The only way to keep me from me
Now I play to the crowd
Who's the antagonist now?
The laughter was loud
I pull the knife in me out
I pull the sickness when I shout
What am I about?
What do I do when in doubt?
To what do I amount?
Who's the challenger now?
One day I'll make them bow
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Wife
03:55
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She gets what she wants, and I get what I get
Nobody alive seems to give a shit
They said they think I'm hit
I shot myself down; I'll admit
I sang you the tune, but that wasn't it
What does the stranger have to bring?
What happens after you've lived on a string?
How do you return an engagement ring?
My dear, don't you dare say a thing
"I want to get better," said the hypocrite
The pills don't work because I quit
There's some details I omit
A liar has eyes for the counterfeit
The mistress doesn't have to commit
What does the stranger have to bring?
What happens after you've lived on a string?
How do you return an engagement ring?
My dear, don't you dare say a thing
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Counterfeit
04:12
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Met a new friend that don't treat me like shit
She can wear my dresses that do not fit
She doesn't care that I'm unfit
I said you can't want me and she said sit
I showed her how far down I hit
We drink at home and I can't quit
Even more than I admit
My words are those of a hypocrite
She smiles 'cause she's got grit
The loss would be to your benefit
I wonder how long until I split
I love the crimes that we commit
I swear she could be counterfeit
I'm not alone anymore
Caught in bed again with the whore
We fuck 'cause we don't know how to date
I tried my best just to wait
She used my loneliness as the bait
How far are we going at this rate
How far before you climb the gate
I could always take the next freight
It's not you, my dear, but myself I hate
You can stay over since it's getting late
I would love for you to set things straight
We are lovers at a stalemate
We talk as though we incriminate
I'll try my best not to detonate
You're welcome inside but I hesitate
I'm not alone anymore
Caught in bed again with the whore
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Whore
03:28
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I do it because I'm young
For the misery years unsung
She said the man was hung
That man CAN'T make me come
I drag and cough up a lung
Whose bell was it I rung?
Who have I become?
Went back to where I'm from
I stopped counting after I lost track of some
Call me a car, I'm done
You did alright, but I didn't have fun
This image is a sad rerun
They said I'm gonna meet someone
My downward spiral had just begun
Who have I become?
Went back to where I'm from
You said to smile 'cause I look glum
Well you look fucking dumb
Buy me a drink first, rule of thumb
We can fuck but with a poor outcome
I can feel my fake smile going numb
I don't know what it is, but I succumb
Who have I become?
Went back to where I'm from
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Call Me Mistress
02:41
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Her glare will make you kill yourself
There's a knife inside her garter belt
I said mistress, I need your help
She didn't speak; she felt
The vixen undoes my belt
This will leave a welt
I call out out to a god I don't know
I get an answer from below
What can I say so you won't let go
The whore holds on to the afterglow
The walls I climb need another coat
I drowned because I missed the boat
The sickness was an easy scapegoat
Her tongue goes down my throat
She said, child, never dote
I'll show you out; here's your coat
I call out out to a god I don't know
I get an answer from below
What can I say so you won't let go
The whore holds on to the afterglow
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Lady Luck
03:01
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Have you ever been in love?
I think sometimes you make things up
I am completely swallowed by the lust
I'll share her with you; she's a must
I love her, but it's not in the cards
The women never stuck
I'm living in a house of cards
And all I have is luck
The anger burst out with the hand I tossed
I can't just go cutting what I've lost
I run purely on exhaust
You're my charm, but at what cost?
I love her, but it's not in the cards
The women never stuck
I'm living in a house of cards
And all I have is luck
If there's a ringer here, speak up now
We're gonna win, but I don't know how
The gamblers have got us down
I bet my soul; it better turn around
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Two-Face
03:14
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11. |
Heist
02:54
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How's it going in the crowd?
Chaos once reigned, where is it now?
Now you just bow
You'd answer but you don't know how
The forbidden fruit reigns
You're still wearing your chains
Someone stole your life from you
I sold my soul 'cause I always knew
It must feel bad to always lose
Then again, you got to choose
The forbidden fruit reigns
You're still wearing your chains
Have you ever held a gun?
Pulled the trigger and shot someone?
Save yourself; let's have some fun
I'll cut you a deal and it's done
Take the money and run
Take the money and run
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Jailer
02:50
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Got to get out of the hole I made
I swallowed the razor blade
The forbidden fruit decayed
In another life I was afraid
I became the talk of the town
What do you do when you come down?
What can you say when you watch me drown?
When your train's headed outbound?
Recovery was delayed
Too sad was the serenade
I became the renegade
Shackles were the price I paid
I became the talk of the town
What do you do when you come down?
What can you say when you watch me drown?
When your train's headed outbound?
I said you can't keep me down
I said you can't keep me in this town
I've broken my chains and circled round
Who's your jailer now?
Where's your army if chaos the crowd?
The laughter was loud
I am burning this shit to the ground
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Pyrophoria Atlanta, Georgia
The one woman band from Atlanta, Georgia.
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