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lyrics

if you are wasting your life say hi
if you are alone tonite say hi
if you wish he should die say hi
hi, hi
if you have a hole in head say hi
if you have a stitch in your wrist say hi
if when you look at the sky it is black and shredded

a sliver of bone could get caught in your throat, well silence is golden
a shard of bone sticking out of your arm, well blood is beautiful

if your curtain is closed and you are still standing behind it
if there is a rag in your mouth
broken glass will shine for with the moon
if your body is quit and you forgo residing in it
rat feces lacing your tongue
broken hearts will shine for with the moon

if you have eaten it all say hi
if your bra is on fire say hi
if your bed is a living hell say
hi, hi
if you don't know what to say say hi
if you have poked out your eyes say hi
if when you open your arms Ferdinand gores you in the chest

have you seen your face as of late, the hippopotamus is beloved
half a crocodile hanging out of its mouth, with the village rejoicing

if your curtain has closed and you are still standing behind it
if there is a bomb in your mouth
broken glass will shine for with the moon
if your body is wrong and you regret residing in it
Jack razor blade at your throat
broken hearts will shine for with the moon

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from Always, released March 6, 2012

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