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The Man of a Million Faces Lyrics

In the darkness she embraces
The man of a million faces
Soon on backstreets she paces
Freezing in flimsy laces

Quite the psychiatric case
Is the man of a million faces
Wielder of flails and mases
Veteran of high-speed chases

Not a single victim places
The man of a million faces
No one knows what his race is
No sin or crime disgraces
The man of a million faces
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Cover art for The Man of a Million Faces lyrics by Stephin Merritt

This is some pretty good info on the song. Has a video with Merritt too. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15859351

Cover art for The Man of a Million Faces lyrics by Stephin Merritt

"Wielder of flails and mases" should read:

"Wielder of flails and maces"

To wit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_%28club%29

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