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Artist: Umphrey's Mcgee
Canonical path: /umphreys-mcgee/the-crooked-one
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Crooked One
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The Crooked One
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When your concept retires
Will you still know how to struggle
Until your conscious is tired?
Don't even guess if you're not sure.
But be prepared for some variations
And crooked conversations.
But if your focus is bold
You won't be guilty when you're old.
The garbage they've been selling should not fail to your demands.
And even if they're thoughtful, they don't care or understand
And why is this?
And the more that was offered came slowly to a stop
But the hint wasn't sent in the mail.
And the banners that signed for it never had time for it
And now it's distorted and stale.
So the context was twisted and everyone missed it
Except for the obvious sign.
And the truth that they followed was empty and hollow
But nobody spoke up in time.
When your concept retires
Will you still know how to struggle?
Until your conscious is tired
Don't even guess if you¹re not sure.
But be prepared for some variations
And crooked conversations.
But if your focus is bold
You won¹t be guilty when you're old.
The garbage they've been selling shouldn't fail to your demands.
And even if they're thoughtful, they don't care or understand
And why is this?
But the more that was offered came slowly to a stop
But the hint wasn't sent in the mail?
And the banners that signed for it never had time for it
And now it's distorted and stale.
The context was twisted and everyone missed it
Except for the obvious sign.
The truth that they followed was empty and hollow
But nobody spoke up in time.
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