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I lie like a whisper
I lie with the lights out
And it won't take me long just to find you
And it won't take me long just to find you
I'm allied to the winter
But don't you get clever
Don't you get clever
I'm allied to the landslide
Gonna leave you all severed
Gonna leave you all severed
I alone am the answer
I alone will make wrongs right
But in order to root out the cancer
It's got to be kept from the sunlight
I'm allied to the winter
But don't you get clever
Don't you get clever
I'm allied to the landslide
Gonna leave you all severed
Gonna leave you all severed
I was born to a jackal
I was born in a whiteout
Gonna smother you all 'til I choke you
Gonna smother you all 'til you kick out
I'm allied to the winter
But don't you get clever
Don't you get clever
I'm allied to the landslide
Gonna leave you all severed
Gonna leave you all severed
I lie with the lights out
And it won't take me long just to find you
And it won't take me long just to find you
But don't you get clever
Don't you get clever
I'm allied to the landslide
Gonna leave you all severed
Gonna leave you all severed
I alone will make wrongs right
But in order to root out the cancer
It's got to be kept from the sunlight
But don't you get clever
Don't you get clever
I'm allied to the landslide
Gonna leave you all severed
Gonna leave you all severed
I was born in a whiteout
Gonna smother you all 'til I choke you
Gonna smother you all 'til you kick out
But don't you get clever
Don't you get clever
I'm allied to the landslide
Gonna leave you all severed
Gonna leave you all severed
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Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Mar 16, 2018
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Colin is portraying Donald Trump. "Severed" simply means "divided" in this case. "Gonna leave you all severed" is the goal of the Republican party: divide and conquer.
Lyric correction - But in order to root out the cancer it's got to be cut from the site.
agreed that this song is about social division. i like the Donald Trump reference and the goal of conservatives in government.
I guess you can apply this text to pretty much all politicians.
This song is about a devil. He is looking to separate the children of God from what they need to gain eternal life. He is looking to let cancer take root but the sunlight “sons light” is the best disinfectant.
[Edit: Ooer]