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Wit;

Handsome come and handsome go Still when I speak your name, I feel the cold Distance left me years ago A far-off dream that we spoke Well hush, dear child, and let them go When god said yes, I said no But he always has the last word Yes, he always has the last word Who is this man beneath the cloak? A cloud of smoke, a not-so-holy ghost He suit them up then let them go Brought his hand down fast then slow I fell down the well of complacency A smile and a nod, nothing more to me But now I break my back beneath this weight Your body's gone, but your spirit stays It haunts me when I speak your name You made him a ghost to me And now it's your name I speak When asked what I believe
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Jan 1, 2012
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