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but wait,...I had s. o. m. e. hope itfeltsostrange in my body so displaced on-my-tongue let's just be honest; I knew that it didn't be\\Long it's a place I've. come. to. know. A little {A lot} Too Well it's sick; i've found there's a comfort ~in the broken~ grown "ac"cust"om"ed" to this hell oh-sweet-love; i don't have the vanity to pretend ...that your g. o. n. e.  doesn't a\c\h\e\ ... my whiskey bears witness to how my >hands> qui>ver > and> shake spendingmy nights on-the-living-room-floor dra _ gg _ ing>>>  a cigarette while 'ole Keaton sings... my... songs... ^H^op^E^ is wish _ ful th°in°king° better saved for those who-know-it's-worth cause I've tossedthedice; and/my/love ,... and it {just} hasn't been,... e n o  ugh.
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Jan 5, 2016
Jan 5, 2016 at 11:52 PM UTC
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but wait,...I had s. o. m. e. hope itfeltsostrange in my body so displaced on-my-tongue let's just be honest; I knew that it didn't be\\Long it's a place I've. come. to. know. A little {A lot} Too Well it's sick; i've found there's a comfort ~in the broken~ grown "ac"cust"om"ed" to this hell oh-sweet-love; i don't have the vanity to pretend ...that your g. o. n. e.  doesn't a\c\h\e\ ... my whiskey bears witness to how my >hands> qui>ver > and> shake spendingmy nights on-the-living-room-floor dra _ gg _ ing>>>  a cigarette while 'ole Keaton sings... my... songs... ^H^op^E^ is wish _ ful th°in°king° better saved for those who-know-it's-worth cause I've tossedthedice; and/my/love ,... and it {just} hasn't been,... e n o  ugh.
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Jan 5, 2016
Jan 5, 2016 at 11:52 PM UTC
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