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Artist: Regina Spektor
Canonical path: /regina-spektor/the-sword-and-the-pen
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The Sword and The Pen
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The Sword and The Pen
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Don't let me get out of this kiss
Don't let me say what I say
The things that scare us today
What if they happen someday?
Don't let me out of your arms
For now
What if the sword kills the pen?
What if the God kills the man?
And if he does it with love
Well then it's death from above
And death from above is still a death
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna live without you
For those who still can recall
The desperate colors of fall
The sweet caresses of May
Only in poems remain
No one recites them these days
For the shame
So what if nothing is safe?
So what if no one is saved?
No matter how sweet
No matter how brave
What if each to his own lonely grave?
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna live without you
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