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suicide trees
[1]  I spent my whole life In love with despair  Kept my lungs full With the breath of their Mute atmosphere  ... I became what I hate.  And thus shall I remain To give birth to a mighty assassin Armed with a weapon of words  To defy the lies To never compromise  No. Today, my name .... is pain.  [2]  I stood Beyond the world   Whispering secret syllables In the eyeless dark  Dancing wildly Round and round on the rotting ground  Surrounded by the dead dusts of Hell ...  This is how I delete myself & this is how I corrupt everyone else  Obey Obey  Betray Betray  You are not unique. You do not need to think. Take it, take it!  I will,  I will ... I will.  You succumb, so nicely.  [like an insect staring back, like a dying dove] My love ..... [no] ..... my love.  [song]  So here we are again The sheets are stained & bloodied The animals scratch at my skin  Here we are again My face is scraped & bloodied I've nothing left to give  - I wasn't there, - I'm not involved, - I'm innocent, - it's not my fault.  - I wasn't there, - I'm not involved, - I'm innocent, - it's not my fault.  .. here in the suicide trees. .. here in the suicide trees.  [[no. bloody, bloody, bloody, MURDER!]] AMONG THE EXCREMENT OF MY SINS!! It's not happening, it can't be happening, it's not happening.  So here we are again In secret ceremonies Changing shape, amen.  Here we are again Pretending not to notice The illness sneaking in.  - I wasn't there, - I'm not involved, - I'm innocent, - it's not my fault.  - I wasn't there, - I'm not involved, - I'm innocent, - it's not my fault.  .. here in the suicide trees. .. here in the suicide trees.  Toil & labor Hate your neighbor Faith in favor Obey!  Toil & labor Hate your neighbor Faith in favor Obey!  OBEY. OBEY.  HERE, I DO AS I PLEASE! HERE IN THE SUICIDE TREES!  HERE, I DO AS I PLEASE! HERE IN THE SUICIDE TREES!!  OBEY!!  HATE YOUR NEIGHBORS! HATE YOUR NEIGHBORS!!  [the animals scratch at my skin] It's not happening, it's not happening.