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Artist: Alternative 4
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The Dumbing Down (I. The Travesty Waltz II. Steakknife's Theme III. Silent Approval)
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The Dumbing Down (I. The Travesty Waltz II. Steakknife's Theme III. Silent Approval)
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[I. The Travesty Waltz]
Looking on darkness
Dumbed down and speechless
Dropped there in the blink of an eye
Fears long forgotten,
Erased and revised,
How can destiny die?
[II. Steakknife's Theme]
[Instrumental]
[III. Silent Approval]
Committed to ignorance,
You let the lying dogs sleep
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