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When I die put pennies over my eyes And burn my body On some foreign shore When I draw my last breath, May my faltering heart be met With the trumpeting silence, The thundering of that purple-hued night Let me **** forth the marrow from life, As my body will one day be broken And when I die Put pennies over my eyes, And do not weep Knowing I have lived
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Feb 3, 2014
Feb 3, 2014 at 11:40 PM UTC
The Wandering
When I die put pennies over my eyes And burn my body On some foreign shore When I draw my last breath, May my faltering heart be met With the trumpeting silence, The thundering of that purple-hued night Let me **** forth the marrow from life, As my body will one day be broken And when I die Put pennies over my eyes, And do not weep Knowing I have lived
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Feb 3, 2014
Feb 3, 2014 at 11:40 PM UTC
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