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1 | 100 | ||
2 | lines | ||
3 | whenever | ||
4 | you | ||
5 | call | ||
6 | me | ||
7 | friend | ||
8 | i | ||
9 | fall | ||
10 | down | ||
11 | on | ||
12 | my | ||
13 | knees | ||
14 | and | ||
15 | cry | ||
16 | because | ||
17 | i | ||
18 | know | ||
19 | it's | ||
20 | the | ||
21 | only | ||
22 | thing | ||
23 | never | ||
24 | to | ||
25 | happen | ||
26 | before | ||
27 | in | ||
28 | this | ||
29 | life | ||
30 | is | ||
31 | something | ||
32 | you | ||
33 | can't | ||
34 | see | ||
35 | it's | ||
36 | a | ||
37 | pillow | ||
38 | under | ||
39 | a | ||
40 | hook | ||
41 | shot | ||
42 | i | ||
43 | want | ||
44 | to | ||
45 | tell | ||
46 | you | ||
47 | something | ||
48 | anything | ||
49 | but | ||
50 | you | ||
51 | are | ||
52 | there | ||
53 | and | ||
54 | i | ||
55 | am | ||
56 | here | ||
57 | we | ||
58 | are | ||
59 | trapped | ||
60 | inside | ||
61 | ourselves | ||
62 | and | ||
63 | the | ||
64 | distance | ||
65 | is | ||
66 | too | ||
67 | far | ||
68 | you | ||
69 | are | ||
70 | something | ||
71 | that | ||
72 | i | ||
73 | would | ||
74 | tell | ||
75 | would | ||
76 | be | ||
77 | nothing | ||
78 | before | ||
79 | too | ||
80 | long | ||
81 | you | ||
82 | are | ||
83 | not | ||
84 | the | ||
85 | finisher | ||
86 | of | ||
87 | dreams | ||
88 | you | ||
89 | are | ||
90 | the | ||
91 | beginning | ||
92 | of | ||
93 | nightmares | ||
94 | or | ||
95 | waking | ||
96 | but | ||
97 | i'm | ||
98 | not | ||
99 | sure | ||
100 | which | ||
101 | this | ||
102 | letter | ||
103 | is | ||
104 | for | ||
105 | you | ||
106 | in | ||
107 | the | ||
108 | future | ||
109 | it | ||
110 | will | ||
111 | lead | ||
112 | you | ||
113 | on | ||
114 | the | ||
115 | path | ||
116 | of | ||
117 | goodness | ||
118 | or | ||
119 | of | ||
120 | rightness | ||
121 | or | ||
122 | of | ||
123 | wrong | ||
124 | people | ||
125 | and | ||
126 | right | ||
127 | meanings | ||
128 | or | ||
129 | the | ||
130 | meaning | ||
131 | will | ||
132 | be | ||
133 | hidden | ||
134 | or | ||
135 | wrestling | ||
136 | the | ||
137 | demon | ||
138 | i | ||
139 | will | ||
140 | have | ||
141 | become | ||
142 | restless | ||
143 | under | ||
144 | the | ||
145 | starlight | ||
146 | it's | ||
147 | too | ||
148 | bright | ||
149 | here | ||
150 | to | ||
151 | think | ||
152 | the | ||
153 | negatives | ||
154 | would | ||
155 | be | ||
156 | pitch | ||
157 | black | ||
158 | darkness | ||
159 | of | ||
160 | a | ||
161 | silver | ||
162 | mine | ||
163 | there | ||
164 | are | ||
165 | no | ||
166 | trees | ||
167 | here | ||
168 | where | ||
169 | have | ||
170 | you | ||
171 | been | ||
172 | where | ||
173 | are | ||
174 | you | ||
175 | now | ||
176 | i | ||
177 | am | ||
178 | no | ||
179 | longer | ||
180 | here | ||
181 | or | ||
182 | there | ||
183 | you | ||
184 | are | ||
185 | anywhere | ||
186 | or | ||
187 | are | ||
188 | you | ||
189 | up | ||
190 | in | ||
191 | the | ||
192 | clouds | ||
193 | is | ||
194 | a | ||
195 | ghost | ||
196 | he | ||
197 | is | ||
198 | white | ||
199 | and | ||
200 | blue | ||
201 | like | ||
202 | a | ||
203 | cloud | ||
204 | he | ||
205 | paints | ||
206 | with | ||
207 | his | ||
208 | teeth | ||
209 | he | ||
210 | paints | ||
211 | the | ||
212 | rainbow | ||
213 | before | ||
214 | midnight | ||
215 | that | ||
216 | you | ||
217 | can | ||
218 | see | ||
219 | from | ||
220 | your | ||
221 | window | ||
222 | staring | ||
223 | out | ||
224 | under | ||
225 | the | ||
226 | sunlight | ||
227 | through | ||
228 | the | ||
229 | gauze | ||
230 | curtains | ||
231 | over | ||
232 | the | ||
233 | high | ||
234 | mountain | ||
235 | far | ||
236 | away | ||
237 | that | ||
238 | is | ||
239 | covered | ||
240 | over | ||
241 | with | ||
242 | snow | ||
243 | past | ||
244 | the | ||
245 | rivers | ||
246 | and | ||
247 | forests | ||
248 | that | ||
249 | lie | ||
250 | awake | ||
251 | under | ||
252 | orion | ||
253 | hunting | ||
254 | the | ||
255 | bull | ||
256 | that | ||
257 | runs | ||
258 | forever | ||
259 | just | ||
260 | out | ||
261 | of | ||
262 | his | ||
263 | reach | ||
264 | pointing | ||
265 | the | ||
266 | way | ||
267 | for | ||
268 | the | ||
269 | two | ||
270 | of | ||
271 | us | ||
272 | to | ||
273 | join | ||
274 | together | ||
275 | in | ||
276 | song | ||
277 | or | ||
278 | dance | ||
279 | or | ||
280 | that | ||
281 | other | ||
282 | thing | ||
283 | and | ||
284 | sing | ||
285 | the | ||
286 | grinch | ||
287 | down | ||
288 | off | ||
289 | mount | ||
290 | crumpet | ||
291 | his | ||
292 | heart | ||
293 | breaking | ||
294 | his | ||
295 | chest | ||
296 | thumping | ||
297 | with | ||
298 | the | ||
299 | beat | ||
300 | his | ||
301 | little | ||
302 | dog | ||
303 | too | ||
304 | running | ||
305 | running | ||
306 | with | ||
307 | the | ||
308 | bull | ||
309 | full | ||
310 | of | ||
311 | laughter | ||
312 | and | ||
313 | blood | ||
314 | he | ||
315 | can't | ||
316 | see | ||
317 | it | ||
318 | anymore | ||
319 | because | ||
320 | it's | ||
321 | become | ||
322 | him | ||
323 | we | ||
324 | are | ||
325 | trapped | ||
326 | he | ||
327 | says | ||
328 | we | ||
329 | are | ||
330 | trapped | ||
331 | in | ||
332 | ourselves | ||
333 | it | ||
334 | turns | ||
335 | out | ||
336 | that | ||
337 | all | ||
338 | along | ||
339 | it | ||
340 | wasn't | ||
341 | you | ||
342 | or | ||
343 | me | ||
344 | but | ||
345 | he | ||
346 | and | ||
347 | her | ||
348 | or | ||
349 | her | ||
350 | and | ||
351 | him | ||
352 | or | ||
353 | he | ||
354 | and | ||
355 | he | ||
356 | or | ||
357 | she | ||
358 | and | ||
359 | she | ||
360 | or | ||
361 | they | ||
362 | even | ||
363 | they | ||
364 | tell | ||
365 | us | ||
366 | that | ||
367 | nothing | ||
368 | has | ||
369 | happened | ||
370 | even | ||
371 | they | ||
372 | know | ||
373 | that | ||
374 | it's | ||
375 | a | ||
376 | big | ||
377 | joke | ||
378 | one | ||
379 | more | ||
380 | thing | ||
381 | to | ||
382 | know | ||
383 | before | ||
384 | the | ||
385 | death | ||
386 | we | ||
387 | are | ||
388 | crying | ||
389 | like | ||
390 | crocodiles | ||
391 | before | ||
392 | their | ||
393 | loved | ||
394 | ones | ||
395 | coffins | ||
396 | we | ||
397 | are | ||
398 | bellowing | ||
399 | with | ||
400 | grief | ||
401 | like | ||
402 | buffalo | ||
403 | on | ||
404 | a | ||
405 | berth | ||
406 | of | ||
407 | wild | ||
408 | oxen | ||
409 | we | ||
410 | are | ||
411 | wailing | ||
412 | our | ||
413 | clothes | ||
414 | are | ||
415 | in | ||
416 | rags | ||
417 | we | ||
418 | want | ||
419 | we | ||
420 | want | ||
421 | we | ||
422 | want | ||
423 | but | ||
424 | never | ||
425 | can | ||
426 | we | ||
427 | get | ||
428 | what | ||
429 | is | ||
430 | it | ||
431 | we | ||
432 | don't | ||
433 | know | ||
434 | what | ||
435 | it | ||
436 | is | ||
437 | but | ||
438 | it's | ||
439 | something | ||
440 | it's | ||
441 | anything | ||
442 | it's | ||
443 | too | ||
444 | many | ||
445 | people | ||
446 | or | ||
447 | not | ||
448 | enough | ||
449 | it's | ||
450 | too | ||
451 | few | ||
452 | trees | ||
453 | we | ||
454 | need | ||
455 | more | ||
456 | beavers | ||
457 | to | ||
458 | build | ||
459 | riverdams | ||
460 | we | ||
461 | need | ||
462 | grapes | ||
463 | too | ||
464 | or | ||
465 | plums | ||
466 | from | ||
467 | the | ||
468 | ice | ||
469 | box | ||
470 | or | ||
471 | an | ||
472 | ice | ||
473 | box | ||
474 | even | ||
475 | would | ||
476 | be | ||
477 | nice | ||
478 | all | ||
479 | i | ||
480 | have | ||
481 | is | ||
482 | this | ||
483 | cube | ||
484 | isn't | ||
485 | that | ||
486 | right | ||
487 | or | ||
488 | is | ||
489 | a | ||
490 | sphere | ||
491 | a | ||
492 | cube | ||
493 | a | ||
494 | donut | ||
495 | a | ||
496 | coffee | ||
497 | cup | ||
498 | your | ||
499 | hands | ||
500 | in | ||
501 | mine | ||
502 | yes | ||
503 | that's | ||
504 | right | ||
505 | now | ||
506 | bring | ||
507 | the | ||
508 | water | ||
509 | to | ||
510 | your | ||
511 | face | ||
512 | clear | ||
513 | and | ||
514 | cool | ||
515 | and | ||
516 | full | ||
517 | of | ||
518 | something | ||
519 | what | ||
520 | is | ||
521 | it | ||
522 | wanting | ||
523 | or | ||
524 | yearning | ||
525 | i | ||
526 | can | ||
527 | see | ||
528 | in | ||
529 | your | ||
530 | eyes | ||
531 | they're | ||
532 | clear | ||
533 | now | ||
534 | they | ||
535 | are | ||
536 | as | ||
537 | clear | ||
538 | as | ||
539 | a | ||
540 | running | ||
541 | stream | ||
542 | or | ||
543 | the | ||
544 | sky | ||
545 | that's | ||
546 | clear | ||
547 | right | ||
548 | or | ||
549 | the | ||
550 | water | ||
551 | that | ||
552 | is | ||
553 | in | ||
554 | the | ||
555 | bahamas | ||
556 | because | ||
557 | i | ||
558 | hear | ||
559 | that's | ||
560 | clear | ||
561 | you're | ||
562 | as | ||
563 | clear | ||
564 | as | ||
565 | the | ||
566 | sound | ||
567 | of | ||
568 | a | ||
569 | bell | ||
570 | you're | ||
571 | as | ||
572 | clear | ||
573 | as | ||
574 | the | ||
575 | braying | ||
576 | of | ||
577 | horses | ||
578 | you're | ||
579 | as | ||
580 | clear | ||
581 | as | ||
582 | the | ||
583 | glass | ||
584 | in | ||
585 | god's | ||
586 | eye | ||
587 | and | ||
588 | i | ||
589 | i'm | ||
590 | as | ||
591 | dull | ||
592 | as | ||
593 | an | ||
594 | ox | ||
595 | plowing | ||
596 | through | ||
597 | fields | ||
598 | in | ||
599 | his | ||
600 | yoke | ||
601 | i'm | ||
602 | as | ||
603 | dull | ||
604 | as | ||
605 | clouded | ||
606 | amber | ||
607 | i'm | ||
608 | dull | ||
609 | as | ||
610 | you | ||
611 | find | ||
612 | me | ||
613 | tonight | ||
614 | after | ||
615 | dinner | ||
616 | i'm | ||
617 | reading | ||
618 | the | ||
619 | crossword | ||
620 | you're | ||
621 | sitting | ||
622 | beside | ||
623 | me | ||
624 | you're | ||
625 | watching | ||
626 | tv | ||