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Artist: Mercury Rev
Canonical path: /mercury-rev/frittering
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Frittering
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Frittering
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I've seen you eat away
Slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rhine*
I've seen you chisel away
Slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rhine
And you wonder why i leave so soon
How i get so high sink to the bottom of your room
I've seen you fritter away
Slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rhine
I've seen you whittle away
Slow as a glacier makes its way down to the spine
And you wonder why i leave so soon
How i get so high sink to the bottom of your room
I wonder why i stay
Slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rhine
I've seen you eat away
Slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rhine
I wonder what to do
Slow as a glacier takes to move on through the world
And you wonder why i leave so soon
How i get so high sink to the bottom of your room
And you wonder why i leave so soon
How i get so high sink to the bottom of your room
I've seen you chisel away
Hammer in place always in time
I've seen you chisel away
Slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rhine
And you wonder why i leave so soon
How i get so high sink to the bottom of your room
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