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Several years ago in a foreign town |
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Far away from home I met the Count of Tuscany |
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A young eccentric man bred from royal blood |
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Took me for a ride across the open countryside |
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Get into my car, let's go for a drive |
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Along the way I'll be your guide, just step inside |
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Maybe you'll recall a cannibal curator |
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A character inspired by my brother's life |
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Winding through the hills, city far behind |
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On and on we drove down narrow streets and dusty roads |
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At last we came upon a picturesque estate |
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On sprawling emerald fields, an ancient world of times gone by |
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Let me introduce my brother |
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A bearded gentleman, historian |
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Sucking on his pipe, distinguished accent |
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Making me uptight, no accident |
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I wanna stay alive |
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Everything about this place just doesn't feel right |
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I, I don't wanna die |
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Suddenly I'm frightened for my life |
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I wanna say goodbye |
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This could be the last time you see me alive |
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I, I may not survive |
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Knew it from the moment we arrived |
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Would you like to see our secret holy place? |
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I come here late at night to pray to him by candlelight |
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Then peering through the glass I saw with disbelief |
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Still dressed in royal clothes the saint behind the altar |
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History recalls during times of war |
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Legend has been traced back inside these castle walls |
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The soldiers came to hide in barrels filled with wine |
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Never to escape, these tombs of oak are where they died |
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Down the cellar stairs I disappear |
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Like the angel's share the end is near |
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Come and have a taste, a rare vintage |
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All the finest wines improve with age |
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I wanna stay alive |
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Everything about this place just doesn't feel right |
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I, I don't wanna die |
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Suddenly I'm frightened for my life |
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I wanna say goodbye |
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This could be the last time you see me alive |
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I, I may not survive |
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Knew it from the moment we arrived |
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Could this be the end? Is this the way I die? |
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Sitting here alone, no one by my side |
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I don't understand, I don't feel that I deserve this |
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What did I do wrong? I just don't understand |
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I just don't understand |
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Give me one more chance, let me please explain |
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It's all been circumstance, I'll tell you once again |
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You took me for a ride promising a vast adventure |
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The next thing that I know I'm frightened for my life |
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Now wait a minute man, that's not how it is |
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You must be confused, that isn't who I am |
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Please don't be afraid, I would never try to hurt you |
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This is how we live strange although it seems please try to forgive |
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The chapel and the saint, the soldiers and the wine |
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The fables and the tales all handed down through time |
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Of course you're free to go, go and tell the world my story |
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Tell about my brother, tell them about me, the Count of Tuscany |
