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There's something strange going on tonight
There's something going on that's not quite right
Michael's nervous and the lights are bright
There's something going on that's not quite right

There's something going on that wasn't here before
Keep your eyes glued to the floor
There's something strange going on tonight
There's something going on that's not quite right, uh huh

There's something strange going on tonight
There's something going on that's not quite right
Michael's nervous and the lights are bright
There's something going on that's not quite right

There's something going on that wasn't here before
Keep your eyes glued to the floor
No one's going to say goodnight
There's something going on that's not quite right

There's something going on that wasn't here before
Keep your eyes glued to the floor
No one's going to say goodnight
There's something going on that's not quite right

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xpankfrisst On Jun 15, 2002

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2002-06-15 23:20:22

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by ilovealkaline

21y ago

a pretty simple song, i like how he talks in third person. im guessing stagefright here.

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by DanteG

5y ago

These lyrics are for 'Strange currencies' of "Monster", not 'Strange' of "Document"...

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