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There's a white prism with phony jism |
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spread across its face |
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and the soulful convicts forever interred |
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lose the smile across their faces |
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The smile that registered hopes or dreams |
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has proven just a waste |
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And I'm the indentured servant |
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forever in his place |
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I'm the indentured servant |
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forever in his place |
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I wish I built a cabinet |
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of shiny bolts and wood |
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secret draws and hiding places |
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sculpted out of wood |
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Secret places, secret lies |
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in a desk lying alone |
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A secret letter written to you |
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to be read when you're alone |
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A secret letter written to you |
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to be read when you're alone |
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It says, I'm your indentured servant |
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I can no longer pretend |
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that I'm a lover or an equal |
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I'm not even a friend |
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I'm not good enough to serve you |
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I'm not good enough to stay |
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So it is that I beseech you |
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to please turn me away |
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so it is that I beseech you |
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to please turn me away |
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Turn me away |
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turn me away |
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turn me away |
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I'm asking you to let me go |
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it hurts me when you're sad |
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and I can not do better than this |
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which must surely make you mad |
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I'd be better off in your cabinet |
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or in a prison made of cloth |
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Crouched beneath your dress I come |
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shooting little spurts |
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crouched beneath your dress I come |
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shooting little spurts |
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I'm your indentured servant |
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but even I have pride |
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in what I make or say or do |
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although I've lots to hide |
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I hide from freedom and I hide from you |
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'cause you've found me out |
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I belong in prison beneath your legs |
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in a cabinet that I've built |
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beneath a candle in a secret drawer |
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in a prison by a moat |
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I'm your indentured servant |
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and I'm asking you to leave |
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me outside this prison cell |
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where only you can breathe |
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I-I-I, I'm your indentured servant |
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but I'm asking you for this |
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Please release me from this love |
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and do it with a kiss |
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I'm your indentured servant |
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I'm the one you'll miss |
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Do it with a kiss |
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do it with a kiss |
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do it with a kiss |
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I'm the one you'll miss |