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Artist: Current 93
Canonical path: /current-93/chewing-on-shadows
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Chewing On Shadows
Read Chewing On Shadows lyrics by Current 93 on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Chewing On Shadows
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As I have not trusted
I have not hoped
In the bleak alleyways
And the secondhand streets
Where misery waits
And the turn of your hand
As I have not believed
So I have not seen
The uselessness
The pettiness
And in by the clouds are the Sun and the stars
By the walls and the rain
I shall not come to you for tea
As you may come back home with me
Not believing and not seeing the facts
Yapping into our face
Alternate fire
Alternate smoke
I shall not wake
At seven or eight
As all the hours
Are now too late
With the lead weights motionless
I spy with my little eye
You and I my love
You and I
With our backs to each other
Chewing on shadows
Dissecting the lights
That their brightness might be classified
And then emasculated
And finally killed
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