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Slay/sway

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Bob Mould Canonical path: /bob-mould/slaysway Related lyric paths: 6
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Slay/sway

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How long have you lived in a dead end town where there's nothing around you

But an empty garage full of nothing to do

It was fun to have a few friends over

And maybe they'll bring some friends

It'll be the time when your family leaves

Maybe they'll leave for good

It blurred the lines between a CD-ROM and reality

But it was clear who was taking over the world / It wasn't going to be me

And all the forbidden thoughts came rushing out as one long night

The wind moaned through the broken window

I couldn't see where it was coming from

And then I'm stuck in a room

The Sex Pistols began to play

It was terribly lame in a predictable way

Someone plugged up the tub and the black crud started to come alive

Somebody shook my hand and they went at it again

A monkey shot in the mouth, I changed the view on the lens

I watched them do it again, and it was two against one

And one by one, my family came home

I tried to stall them and keep them away from the place where all of this happened

I needed time to clean it all up

And I ran for the armory

I said he works for the man who tried to conquer the world

I felt bad that I said he used to be an acquaintance

And everyone stood there and laughed at him

I turned and ran away

The dog was dragging me up the stairs around the fallen doors and garbage

And broke away off the leash

I couldn't keep up

And then I got to the top, the dog was three steps away

The second step was missing

And I said stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop

But it was way too late

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