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give me the cost of the albatross
and wear it 'round your neck for size
don't let it get you down
i'm looking inside your house
and oh and it smells so nice
your house always looks so nice
maybe they're twice as high laughing
maybe the time is right you know
promise me not to leave
i'm looking inside your brain
and christ, it's a cluttered mess
i love you, i must confess
la la la la la...
and wear it 'round your neck for size
don't let it get you down
i'm looking inside your house
and oh and it smells so nice
your house always looks so nice
maybe the time is right you know
promise me not to leave
i'm looking inside your brain
and christ, it's a cluttered mess
i love you, i must confess
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The word albatross is sometimes used to mean an encumbrance, or a wearisome burden. A poem talks about a shipmate on a boat shooting an albatross that was following a ship. For his punishment his crew mates made him wear it around his neck.
I think it's just about being in love with a girl.
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i love this, i must confess
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the poem is Rime of the Ancient Mariner
by samuel taylor coleridge first published in a compilation with wordsworth