| Sweet conceit stirs the air
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| The subtle taste of…
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| subtle taste of spare
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| friends to the end
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| We used to watch TV after school
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| We used to fake fight
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| ‘cause we thought it looked cool
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| Now I’m finding that
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| I took my hand and pierced the sky
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| Yeah, you climbed that ladder high
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| to its end
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| And if you kept one small thing,
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| would you save its price
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| for the kings of clouds and vice,
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| your new best friend
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| But Jack had lost control
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| He gave his cow for gold
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| It’s right now or never, so pull things together
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| Those times that you have sold
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| I said now pick up your friends
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| Yeah, I’ll tell you why they’re running
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| it’s just you traded in the costume box for new jeans
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| And I would hold on to her
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| though her sweetness lost its honey
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| It’s just your clinging to the charm
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| of a wholly different world,
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| oh, you’ll see
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| I said now pick up your friends
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| Yeah, I’ll tell you why they’re running
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| it’s just you traded in the costume box for new jeans
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| And I would hold on to her
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| though her sweetness lost its honey
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| It’s just your clinging to the charm
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| of a wholly different god,
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| yeah, you’ll see |