1. |
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And I was born
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2. |
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All the little girls and boys... Playing with their little toys... All they're needing from you... Is maybe some... Love!!!!
A son!!!!
A son!!!!
A son!!!!
Used to be a sweet boy... I'm not to blame, but...
Something went wrong... Something went wrong...
And I know I'm not to blame... Something went wrong...
Can't be to blame.
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3. |
And I Was Born
05:50
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It was in 1957, independance was going to happen
Life and death had to be given
And I Was Born
It was a night in a hot July
When cheerfulness first gave me the eye
There was no cool air outside
And I Was Born
Dad wasn't there when I arrived
Said he was busy, but he lied
Mayve he was afraid of something going wrong
'Cause I Was Born
Choosing a name was not easy
Someone said "Serge would sound funny"
Dad said "Oh yeah" and they agreed
Publicly
Now, what else can you give to a baby
That doesn't take much time and money?
So they gave me asthma
For free
And I Was Born
An orgasm that couldn't be
Their honeymoon was growing thin
And an embarrassment for much too long
'Cause I Was Born
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Cry, cry, cry, baby, cry... Make your mother sigh... She's old enough to know better... So cry, baby, cry... Cry, cry, cry... Make your mother sigh...
She's old enough to know better... So cry, baby, cry...
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5. |
Emma's Predictions
05:56
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Your kid...
He will have a lot of fun
But his fun won't be approved by everyone
Your kid...
He will be the blessed one
But his blessing must be paid by someone
Over-sensitive and over-alone
He will have to fight for a place of his own
He will be an outcast
The impossible son
He will be an artist
Or nothing at all
Your child...
He will know the taste of fear
And the reaper will always be near
And the people
Will often mock and sneer
Cruelty won't miss a chance to be here
Busy-busy-busy but truly unfaithful
The father is hardly coming home
Truly depressive and stubborn as a mule
The mother doesn't know what to do
With her son
Your son...
He's gonna be a scapegoat
Don't know if he will take it or not
Your son...
He will have to laugh a lot
If he really wants to escape
From that
Rot.
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6. |
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7. |
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Instrumental with siren sounds.
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8. |
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Instrumental
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9. |
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And the war drags on... And the war drags on... And the war drags on...
And the war drags on... And the war drags on... And the war drags on...
And the war drags on........
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10. |
Blood Everywhere
02:44
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I was at this grocerie at the end of the day
The shop had exploded
It all blew away
Including a young soldier
Who tried to disobey
His brain was on a paper
One leg on a stair
One arm was here
And the other was there
There was blood everywhere
Blood everywhere
And Dad says:
--- This is not a scene
For a child to see
For a child to see...
For a child to see... For a child to see... For a child to see...
For a child to see... For a child to see... For a child to see...
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11. |
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--- Where are you gonna go? --- asked grandma Emma ---
The time has almost come
To leave Algeria!
What about the offer to Canada?
What about the offer to Australia?
Think about your children
Think about your wife
Don't think much about your father and I
Think about your new life!!
--- We'll never be apart. --- said papa to Emma ---
And I know where to go when we'll leave Algérie
So I say "NO" to Canada
And I say "NO" to Australia
We'll drink the same dirty water
From the same broken cup
I have made my mind up:
Let's go to France
To get fucked up.
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12. |
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13. |
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Instrumental
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14. |
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15. |
Mum's Laments
04:18
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Mama cries both day and night
Looking at the grey French sky
She takes a lot of medecine
But it doesn't seem to do it right
She sighs:
--- Why did your father put us in this dead zone?
Will I ever see the sea and the streets of my hometown?
Mama says:
--- I miss the mornings and the shoppings with your aunt
Now, everywhere I go, they just say:;
"Get out of here, you, dirty cunt
Why don't you go back overseas?
You, with your accent and your half-Arab family?"
You, with your accent and your half-Arab family........................................
Mama says:
--- I think your father has a new mistress tonight
Mama says:
--- I won't forgive him
I will make him pay this time
Then she tries to dry up her eyes
Still looking at the grey
Grey French sky
Still looking at the grey
Grey French sky
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16. |
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He's a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land...
Making all his nowhere plans
For nobody....
Ha
Look at all the lonely people...
Ha!!!
Look at all the lonely people...
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17. |
Dad's Everyday Life
03:57
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In the fog, in the sunlight
Or in the falling rain
Leaving early
In the morning
Doing the best he can
Trying to collect enough money
Coming home very late
Never much talking
Never complaining
At the passing of the years
But he says:
--- Son
You've got to screw them
Before they screw you!!
Son
You've got to screw them
If you wanna get through!!
But that's not what I intend(ed) to do
Never complaining
Never replying
When his wife gets mad at him
Leaving early
Every morning
Back home, he's working again
Trying to raise up
His sad family
The only way he can
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18. |
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19. |
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He's a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
All the lonely people......
Where do they all come from?!
All the lonely people......
Where do they all belong?!
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20. |
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Instrumental
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21. |
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22. |
Brother
01:59
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You've got acetone
I've got asthma
At least we've got sickness for share
But apart from that?
But apart from that?
But apart from that?
But apert from that?
What?
What?
What?
What?
What?
What?
What?
What?
So what?
So what?
So what?
So what?
So what?
Try to find something else
If you dare
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23. |
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........
Aaaaaaaa
Oh well...
Aaaaaaaa
Oooohhhhhh
Aaaaaaaaaa
Aaaaaaaaaa
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24. |
Dying
04:12
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Dying in my father's arms
This time it's no false alarm
Out of pulse and out of breath
Nine years old and close to death
I can't see no light
I can't see no light
I can't see no light
I can't see no light
I can hear my father say;
--- What a moment to pass away
You could try to die, child
On another child, child
I can't see no light
I can't see no light
I can't see no light
I can't see no light
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25. |
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26. |
White Walls
03:18
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White walls, white trees
Can you talk, please?
Will this silence ever cease?
Endless winter, here forever
Is there any breakaway?
Lonely Christmas
Freezing present
Isolation
Is here to stay
White walls, white halls
Naked dead trees
You don't have a word to say
Endless winter, here forever
Will you ever go away?
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27. |
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28. |
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Instrumental
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29. |
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Ha ha ha.... !!! The days of Pearly Spencer.... Ha ha ha!!
The race is almost done.... Ha ha ha!! The days of Pearly Spencer...
Ha ha ha...!! The race is almost done...
Animal, on est mal.........................................................................................
Animal on mal on est mal.......................................................................................
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30. |
Ol' Time George
03:50
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Ol'time George
He was a rough one
He scared the shit out of everyone
Down at this boarding school
Where violence set the rule
Well, you can bet your clothes
No one could break your nose like
Ol' time George
Ol' time George could make all the kids panic
Discussing the power of his dick
Down at this boarding school
Touching himself like a fool
Well, you can bet your socks
No one had such a cock like Ol' time George
Awful
Awful memories
You fool
You were the worst disease
Only 13 and already a monster
Ol' time George
Ol' time George
You know
I wouldn't like
To see how you treat your kids and wife
Down at your happy home
Your sick and insane kingdom
Well, you cna bet your smell
It will make me run like hell
Ol' time George
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31. |
Old Teacher
05:03
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Old teacher
Bad to the small boys
Breaking all our toys
When we do something wrong
Old teacher
Can beat so hard
You see a million stars
With your crying eyes
He raises his hand
Then comes a
"BANNNGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
You won't have no more headache
'Cause you have no more
Head.
Old teacher
Sweet on the small girls
Playing with their curls
As if they were
Pearls
Old teacher
Makes them jump on their knees
He tells them funny stories
Until they feel at ease
And you see his hand
Running on their legs
Then..........................
Disappearing
Under
Their
Dress
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32. |
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Souviens-toi des cadeaux, et puis du père Noël... De la toupie qui tournait... Qui tournait... Qui tournait... Qui tournait... Qui tournait... Qui tournait... Qui tournait... Qui tournait... Qui tournait... Qui tour........................
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33. |
Favourite Son
00:38
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Choose your favourite son
Choose your favourite son
Choose ypur favourite son
Choose your favourite son
Choose your son
Choose your son
Choose your son
And kill
The other one.
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34. |
Very Nice To Me
07:12
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You sent me to this doctor to look inside my
Head
He said:
--- You should beat him more until he's falling dead
So, when I passed his door
You did just what he said
You did it till I was fed
And then you put me gently in bed
You're very nice to me
Every slap in the face comes with a sweetie
You're very nice to me
Every slap in the face comes with a sweetie
You sent me to that old wicked grannie
She put her electric iron on my hand
Then she said:
--- Did you see? Did you see? Did you see? Your endless joke I just can't stand.
But then she made some fine tea
With the best jam in the land
How is she so tasty
I just don't understand
You're very nice to me
Every slap in the face comes with a sweetie
You're very nice to me
Every slap in the face comes with a sweetie
You should teach me what is great
You should teach me how to feel
But instead you teach me how to
Hate
Everything I see
Everything I see
Everything I see
Everything I see
Everything I see
Very, very nice --- Very nice to me
Very, very, very nice --- Very nice to me
Very, very nice --- Very nice to me
Very, very nice --- Very nice to me
You're very nice to me
One shot in the belly, then a sweetie
You're very nice to me
A slap in the face, then a sweetie
You're very nice to me
One shot in the belly, then a sweetie
You're very nice to me
Every slap in the face
Comes
With a sweetie
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35. |
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36. |
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Oh you're a holiday.... Such a holiday... Oh you're a holiday...
Such a holiday...
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37. |
Dear Emma
03:54
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You're an old lady
And your weary eyes have seen a lot
In this family
Strange things constantly
Happen here
You're a good-hearted lady
And you know that justice is not the fave word
In this family
But you're always here
To protect me
You and your sweetness
And your gentle words on a lonely sunday
You with your gladness
In spite of the failures on your way
You with your husband
Who never listens to a word you say
And all these books
That nobody read except you
And all these smiles
That nobody gives except you
You're a good-hearted lady
And you don't enjoy to leave me alone
But you're an old lady
And you know your days are counted
Dear Emma
I'll miss you when you're gone...
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38. |
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39. |
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These are places I'll remember... All my life, though some have changed...
Some forever, not for better... Some are gone...
And some remain
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40. |
My Best Friend (Part1)
04:19
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You're a special gift to me
You bring sunlight in the greyness that I see
You're a special gift to me
Making me laugh in a world
Of poverty
You're a special gift to me
You're a special gift to me
You're a special gift to me
You're a special gift to me
You're a special gift to me
You put some colours in the blackness that I see
You're a special gift to me
Making me laugh in a world
Of mediocrity
You're a special gift to me
You're a special gift to me
You're a special gift to me
You're a special gift to me
You're My Best Friend
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41. |
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42. |
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|
If I needed someone to love... You're the one that I'd be thinking of...
If I needed someone..................
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43. |
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|
LastNightIHadABeautifulDream
LastNightInTheWeeWeeHours
!!
WhatADream!!
DreamingAboutMyChildhoodSwiisHeart
OhTrueItReallySeemed
IDreamedThatWeWereWalking
HandInHand
HomeFromSchool
Yes!!
IDreamedWeWalkedTogether
HandInHand
HomeFromSchool
AndOnThsiAfternoon
YouAlmostBrokeYourMother'sRule
YouWereOnly15
SoYoubgAndYetSoFine
YouWereOnly15
SoYoungAndYetSoFine
AndYouSaidThatWhenYou'llFinishSchool
You'llLetMeTakeYouAndMakeYouMine
YeahYouHadThosePrettyEyes
AndAWonderfulSmile
YouhadThosePrettyEyes
AndAWonderfulSmile
AndIDreamedAboutAllTheSweetThings
WeTalkedAboutWhenYouWereAChild
(BluesySoloGuitar)
YouWereMyChildhoodSwissHeart
ILoveYouNowAndILovedYouThen!!
YouWereMyChildhoodSwissHeart
ILoveYouNowAndILovedYouThen!!
AndWhenILayMeDownInTwillight
IGoToSleepAndDreamAgain!!!!
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44. |
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45. |
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|
Remember...
A day before today.... A day when you were young....
Why... Can't we play today?! Why... Can't we stay that way?!
Because: !!!!
It was great.... So great.... Young and innocent days....
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46. |
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|
Instrumental
|
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47. |
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|
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in.... And stops my mind from wondering.... Where it will go....
Let me take you down to.... Strawberry Fields.... Nothing is real....
And nothing to get hungabout.... Strawberry Fields forever.................
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48. |
My Best Friend (Part 2)
04:39
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|
It left me so helpless
Suspended in the air
'Cause it was so
Unexpected
I thought you were just late
Well, maybe very late
But they said they found you
Dead
And this truck-driver
He was stoned-blind
Driving out of his mind
Couldn't see
With bloodshot eyes
What he would do with your
Life
Couldn't pay attention to a
Child
And your mother says:
--- It seems that he's sleeping
Doesn't he?!
And your father says:
--- He will always be smiling
But how can we?!
Today we had a date
But you're always late
So I guess I'll have to
Wait
But somewhere in the skies
If you meet Lucy
Will you tell me?
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49. |
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|
And nobody seems to like him... They can tell what he wants to do...
And he never shows his feelings... But the fool on the hill... Sees the sun going down ... And the eyes in his head... See the world spinning 'round...
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50. |
Cheap Guitar
04:43
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|
Leave me in my room with this cheap guitar
There ain't no better world for me today
Six nylon strings on a cheap guitar
I don't how to tune it
But it's
OK
And you can go away
All of yous
Get out of my way
And you can go away
You always said I was crazy
Anyway
Just me in my room with this cheap guitar
Don't need your outside world
Since yesterday
2 or 3 chords on a cheap guitar
It's terribly out of tune
But it's
OK
And you can saty away
All of yous
Get out of my way
And you can go away
I'm just trying to be happy
Anyway
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51. |
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52. |
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53. |
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|
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven
All good children go to heaven
(Repeat many times)
|
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54. |
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|
They just showed me the exit
And gave me
Double zero!!
For graduation's day
And I was about to walk my way out
I'm sure I heard the teacher say:
--- How did your parents could conceive
Such a bum of a
Son
Such a bum of a
Son
Such a bum of a
Son
Such a bum of a
Son
Such a bum of a
Son
Such a bum of a
Son
Such a bum of a
Son
Such a bum of a
Son
Such a bum
Oh but all is well that ends well
Maybe if they beat you hard
Someday you will understand
That
All is well that ends well
Maybe some other school or the army
Will make you a man?
And so
I sat in this bus for the very last time
--- Even forgot to say goodbye.
Just gave a last look at these "normal people"
It was time to leave them behind
Someone stole my guitar and no one cares
--- All is well that ends well
A GIRL GOT RAPED IN THIS SCHOOL AND NO-ONE CARES
--- All is well that ends well
My best friend is dead and no one cares
--- All is well that ends well
All I've got is a bicycle with just one flat
Wheel
And the point is
--- All is well that ends well
And the point is:
How can you make things roll with just one flat
Wheel?!
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55. |
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|
All is well that ends well
All is well that ends well
All is well that ends well
All is well that ends well
All is well that ends well
All is well that ends well.
|
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56. |
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57. |
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58. |
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Serge Zéni France
QUEENOFBEAUTY!!
OHMYLOVE!! Enough said, And more on:
soundcloud.com/theimmortalstory
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