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Ticks & Leeches

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Ticks & Leeches

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Suck and suck

Suckin' up all you can

Suckin' up all you can suck and suck

Workin' up under my patience jus' like a little tick

Fat little parasite

Suck me dry

My fruit is bruised and borrowed

You thievin' bastards

You have turned my blood cold and bitter

Beat my compassion black and blue

Hope this is what you wanted

Hope this is what you had in mind

'Cause this is what you're getting

I hope you're chokin'

I hope you choke on this

I hope you're chokin'

I hope you choke on this

Taken, all I can

Taken, all I can

We can take

Taken, all you can

Taken, all you can

We can take

Got nothin' left to give to you

Blood-sucking parasitic little tick

(Blood-)Sucking parasitic little

Blood-sucking parasitic little tick

Take what you want and then go

Hope this is what you wanted

Hope this is what you had in mind

'Cause this is what you're gettin'

Suck me dry

Su- suck me dry

Suck me dry

Su- suck me dry

Is this what you wanted?

Is this what you had in mind?

Is this what you wanted?

'Cause this is what you're getting

I hope

I hope

I hope

You choke

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