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I was angry with my friend
I told my wrath, my wrath did end
I was angry with my foe
I told it not, my wrath did grow

And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears
And I sunned it with smile
And with soft deceitful wiles

And sometimes I
See magpie

And it grew both day and night
Till it bore an apple bright
And my foe beheld it shine
And he knew that it was mine

And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole
In the morning, glad, I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree

And sometimes I
See magpie

And sometimes I
See magpie

I was angry with my friend
I told my wrath, my wrath did end
I was angry with my foe
I told it not, my wrath did grow

And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears
And I sunned it with smile
And with soft deceitful wiles

And sometimes I
See magpie
And sometimes I
See magpie
And sometimes I
See magpie
And sometimes I
See magpie
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Submitted by
enola On Jul 09, 2002
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Cover art for Magpie lyrics by Blur

Catchy song! :D

What I'm getting at is a Magpie bird is eating all his apples (lol) and he uses his trickery (wiles) and somehow poisons one and then when the Magpie eats it, it dies. And then he's happy?

I don't know, I'm probably completely wrong.

Cover art for Magpie lyrics by Blur

sorry mattjames, you are!

its a william blake poem called 'a poison tree', the only bit damon wrote is the chorus.

a great bside - loving it greatly

 
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