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Artist: The Residents
Canonical path: /the-residents/the-car-thief
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Car Thief
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The Car Thief
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I once
I once
I once
Was part of you
You hoped that the
Hands choking me
Had broken me apart
Now I don't
Now I don't
Now I don't
Believe in you
Could be
Could be
Could be that leaving you
Is overdue
My open end
Your only friend
Was always in the dark
'til I took a shoe
That belonged to you
Then took a torch to your new car
I can't
I can't
I can't
Be black and blue
And now that car
Looks like a star
That's fallen far from the dark
And as my pain
Turns into flames
No one blames my heart
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