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The Width of a Circle
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David Bowie
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In the corner of the morning in the past
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I would sit and blame the master first and last
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All the roads were straight and narrow
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And the prayers were small and yellow
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And the rumour spread that I was aging fast
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Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping
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By a tree.
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And I looked and frowned and the monster was me
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Well, I said hello and I said hello
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And I asked "Why not?" and I replied "I don't know"
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So we asked a simple black bird, who was happy as can be
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And he laughed insane and quipped "KAHLIL GIBRAN"
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So I cried for all the others till the day was nearly through
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For I realized that God's a young man too
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So I said "So long" and I waved "Bye-bye"
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And I smashed my soul and traded my mind
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Got laid by a young bordello
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I was vaguely half asleep
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For which my reputation swept back home in drag
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And the moral of this magic spell
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Negotiates my hide
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When God did take my logic for a ride
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(Riding along)
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips
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And showed me the leather belt round his hips
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My knees were shaking my cheeks aflame
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He said "You'll never go down to the Gods again"
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(Turn around,go back!)
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He struck the ground a cavern appeared
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And I smelt the burning pit of fear
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We crashed a thousand yards below
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I said "Do it again, do it again"
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(Turn around,go back!)
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His nebulous body swayed above
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His tongue swollen with devil's love
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The snake and I, a venom high
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I said "Do it again, do it again"
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(Turn around, go back!)
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Breathe, breathe, breathe deeply
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And I was seething, breathing deeply
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Spitting sentry, horned and tailed
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Waiting for you
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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