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RomanceI'd like to introduce myself to you / One letter, one syllable, one word at a time / I would like to take things slow with you

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Mimes aren't the only onesThere are things we keep in boxes like hearts and wounds and words / There are things we keep in boxes like feelings and failures and dreams / There are things we keep in boxes like what he should be and who she is

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Follow the Drinking GourdA black man souled me my religion with his silhouetted blues and glit'ring worlds / Carved my faith with an old fashioned mic and tilted cap / I was a product of societies blue eyes and blonde hair

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UneditedI don't feel like being poetic but I feel the need to write / Like shades and tints we're dark and light / I'm trying to shine while attempting to hide

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Strangers and PlacesYou can come away with me / To somewhere / Anywhere but right here

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Sometimes I Run Out Of GasThese soot cloaked hands have been tried / They're wrecked and wrinkled by those drenching waters of time / Hands that only wanted to help you and hold you

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Bitter LoveBitter wine in the tone of your voice / Falsely soothing and secure like laughing gas / With this rhythmic beat that lulls me

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WindowsI just want to dream for awhile / Step away from the everyday and relax / Because this daily grind has got me perculating

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ScreamI just want to scream / Let out an uninhibited roar / Because I've got this overflow in me that no one can see

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Step LightlyI fell for you like quicksand / Going kicking and screaming through the heart of you / Slipping soul deep in to the thought provoking grains of you

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