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Artist: The Church
Canonical path: /church/espionage
Related lyric paths: 6
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Espionage
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Espionage
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An autumn afternoon
Spent in the Secret City
These final chapters should have
Been left out of the story
In the apartment
The atmosphere hovers heavy
Zip up my black suede boots
I am almost ready
The hidden cameras
Function so discretely
As your images refract
(She) acted sad, sweetly
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
Counterpoint agents
Suave and debonair
Leather shoulder holsters
And your breasts are bare
Adriatic hotel rooms
Smell of cordite and cologne
Systematic killer
From the Interzone
The Daimler's parked outside
Ready for your departure
Naturally we'll deny you
If you should be captured
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
The double-crossed, the Doublethink
Got you doublegazed
Got you out of trouble
Back in Budapest
Something in the shadows
A blurry, grainy face
Can't hold on for long enough
So I can get a trace
I love it when you're naked
But for camouflage
Loving you is easy
Especially espionage
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