THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES :
'tween four fellas playing bacci ball
and suddenly a bolt of lightning struck down
it was stunning the way they separated
and all the atoms fell just like confetti
but somehow found their way up to heaven
called the ghost out, our father spinning around and around
how captivating they wound about each other
just like a little wedding
and the head spectre said please get yourselves together
but the problem with the particles is they can't remember
who is who - am I you? or are there two of us together
or am I, am I me forever?
and the one that was a part of bob's hand said understand ?
I am done being held down by this man then he ran
last winter, I heard he was living in the wind pipe of a famous opera singer
and another one fell down and found himself inside a cannon
part of a daredevil's heart no one's sure of where he landed
but the moment of the shot the crowd
all got the chills I still swear that I can feel it
and another
now a drummers arm they say hes outta work
and is now a little lonely poorly store clerk
but I know he'll be back have you heard the way he used to hit the high hat
how he hit the high hat, hit the high hat ....


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    Almost right.

    "last winter honor" should read " last winter I heard"

    "in the mean forever" should read "am I me forever"

    hit the high hat

    Mrdogg45on November 20, 2007   Link
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    THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES : 'tween four fellas playing bacci ball and suddenly a bolt of lightning struck down it was stunning the way they separated and all the atoms fell just like confetti but somehow found their way up to heaven called the ghost out, our father spinning around and around how captivating they wound about each other just like a little wedding and the head spectre said please get yourselves together but the problem with the particles is they can't remember who is who - am I you? or are there two of us together or am I, am I me forever? and the one that was a part of bob's hand said understand ? I am done being held down by this man then he ran last winter, I heard he was living in the wind pipe of a famous opera singer and another one fell down and found himself inside a cannon part of a daredevil's heart no one's sure of where he landed but the moment of the shot the crowd all got the chills I still swear that I can feel it and another now a drummers arm they say hes outta work and is now a little lonely poorly store clerk but I know he'll be back have you heard the way he used to hit the high hat how he hit the high hat, hit the high hat ....

    rienneon November 26, 2007   Link
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    who is who - am i you? or two of us together or am i, am i me forever

    AHHH YES

    orderbyborderon May 22, 2008   Link
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    thanks for the corrections. pretty song.

    rocketqueenzon May 24, 2008   Link

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