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Artist: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Canonical path: /omar-rodriguez-lopez/warren-oates
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Warren Oates
Read Warren Oates lyrics by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Warren Oates
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No pontification
can burn a clean slate
no purification
can crown you unzipped
I am defacing
all that's sacred
how far you've removed yourself
from the human condition
I'd like to see you flash the retina
the rapid slip that sleeps within
the only thing I want to ask you is
when will the halo choke your fit
All the words you say
all the crimes you fake
are the seasons dead
broken continents
Jump the patch that floats alone
all by itself
All die alone if you can't keep your head above the rafters
we only sink eye to eye
Give me a reason and I'll give you all that you've been after
we only sink eye to eye
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez performs "Warren Oates", and this lyric page sits inside the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez catalog on LyroVerse.
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