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Artist: Alt-J
Canonical path: /alt-j/bane
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Bane
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Bane
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Cold and sizzling!
I sold my soul
I sold my soul
For a sip at school
For a sip at school
A swimming pool
A swimming pool
Ice cold black fuel
Ice cold black fuel
I'll dive in
Swimming and drinking
And when my parents tell me to come in
I'll just ignore them and keep on drinking
Cola, cola
Fizzy cola
Yeah, you!
In the middle of the night, I get a craving and I wake up for you
Thirsty one looks stunned now
Confounded by the sizzle of the bubbles on the tongue
Sixty-six times underwater somersault
Pool cool, cooling by the side of the swimming pool
The rules don't apply to you 'cause you've got the buzz
Sixty-six times underwater somеrsault
Thirsty one looks stunned now
Confounded by thе sizzle of the bubbles on the tongue
Sixty-six times underwater somersault
Cut the queue, climb the scaffold to ride the flume first
Slap a bigger boy so hard he wakes up on the floor
Sixty-six times underwater somersault
Yeah, you!
In the middle of the night, I get a craving and I wake up for you
My God, my God
Why hast thou forsaken me?
My God, my God
Why hast thou forsaken me?
Yeah, you!
In the middle of the night, I get a craving and I wake up for you
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