The Sweat Descends Lyrics

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Cover art for The Sweat Descends lyrics by Les Savy Fav

correction: it's not "palimpest" it's "palimpsest" which means a a manuscript on which an earlier text has been effaced and the vellum or parchment reused for another. (essentially a reusing of "skin" since in medieval times that's what most manuscripts were made of). just thought it was an interesting fact, given all the skin imagery.

this song rules.