The Cruel Sea

Black Stick

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My heart is a muscle and it pumps blood
Like a big old black steam train
My veins are the tracks
And the city is my brain
My stomach is the ocean and it swallows up the sun
At the end of a summer's day
My breast like a breeze
Blows all those storm clouds
Away
I... (x4)
My head is the city and it houses all the thoughts
And secrets that I have
And the mayor of the city says the city seems ain't half ... bad.
My arms could be weapons or instruments of love
My legs are skyscrapers, they tower
Above you
I... (x4)
My heart is a muscle and it pumps blood
Like a big old black steam train
My veins are the tracks
And the city is my brain
My stomach is the ocean and it swallows up the sun
At the end of a summer's day
My breast like a breeze, blows
all those storm clouds
Away
I ... (x4)
I could be your whole world (x4)

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social Atrocity On Apr 19, 2004

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by Dressed2Depress

20y ago

hehe 1st i love the country blues feel the cruel sea have. tex is a pretty cool singer. that is all.

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