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Death By The Bay

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This has gone on long enough/
Some change is overdue/
I drove up on Grizzly Peak and hung myself over this city/
Let the blood flow down and cleanse these streets/
Burn my body on a windy night/
Set my ashes into the bay/
Let them fill the gap between love, hate, silence and screams/
Don't forget to sprinkle some in to the drink of the fuckers I hate/
I've seen these kingdoms rise and fall/
I've seen these faces change with the seasons/
I am your laughing shadow/
I've seen this one... one million times/
Every night is Haloween/
Your costume is wearing you out/
So naked, so exposed/
Thats how I wanted this/
I've seen these kingdoms rise and fall/
I've seen these faces change with the seasons/
I am your laughing shadow/
I've seen this one... one million times/

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aafafi On Mar 04, 2002

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by APartOfMeDies

24y ago

I love this song. "Every night is Halloween, and your costume is wearing you out" is a genius lyric.

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