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She was just seventeen, pious and pretty with a deadly disease
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And the weight of the world on a prosthetic shoulder
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And by the summer of '96, her body was cracked like porcelain
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Just like some Precious Moments collectable
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In a hospital gown and a big bright golden halo
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And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
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And now let's hear it for the tears that I've welled up
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We've come too far to have to give it all up now
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We live lives that are rich and blessed
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And we burn for how we transgress
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Now I've mastered the art
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Of the open casket prayer and the singing guitar
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I found the rewards weren't half what I'd hoped for
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And meanwhile, we all feigned hope and mirth
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As her parents went on and lied to her
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All about the success of the surgeries
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And how my ex-girlfriend was now sleeping with her fiancé
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And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
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And now let's hear it for the tears that I've welled up
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We've come too far to have to give it all up now
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We live lives that are rich and blessed
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And we burn for how we transgress
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If there's any justice in heaven, then God won't let me in
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He'll lock the gates and take my weekend pass away
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With a sympathetic wave, they'll see me off, return my golden crown
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While I am cursed to walk the earth for a millennia
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I know I deserve worse but it terrifies me and I can't take it any more
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And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
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And now let's hear it for the tears that I've welled up
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We've come too far to have to give it all up now
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We live lives that are rich and blessed
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And we burn for how we transgress
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Name 1996 (Demo 2006)
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Artist Brand New
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Album Leaked Demos 2006
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