To Leave All Over You
Steven Karl
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damn anthems! hands down! hands up!
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shall we begin again?
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what's wrong with us?
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mint-stained fingertips fucked up beneath moonless night
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pour you another? we're out of rum. how's about brandy?
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that was a pretty dress you were in earlier
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twitter/ emissions/ of
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put the knife down. no citrus necessary.
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tired of assimilation/ we'll stay brown
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you be brandy breath
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okay. wrong. all. wrong. fine. leave the glass empty.
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despite need to stain it only last as long as you let it linger
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shall we begin again? what's wrong with us?
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some latent rock star tendency
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some spring allergic rub eye red run nose red ache head itch
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this is getting out of hand! music unacceptable! something more like chamber!
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click. load. bullet please. click. load. bullet. please.
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yes this piano is so cognitive
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is this momentary or monetary?
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what's your name again?
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shall we begin again?
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say a low thick-mooned night?
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what did you say?
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yes! you are right! this is much better!
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to leave/ yourself/ all/ over/ me/ lights on/ or off/

Steven Karl
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