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My (Limited) Engagement Lyrics

All of the things I should know
All I don't
All of the cards I could show
All I won't

It's just an attitude
That should not bother you though

It's a radical that I know
I'm just a baby
It's my engagement

Signs on the path come and go
This I know
Try them and see what they show
Where to go

Merely strategies
Most of them average too low

To tell which card you should throw down
To play in sympathy or estrangement

I need a slogan to cling to
Just a ringer for
My...
Engagement

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mellow_harsher On Oct 22, 2021

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