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The Raptor

from Play the Victim by This Temper

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My soul resides in the stories I yell and
who I used to be; used to
well I'll be gone one day by familial hand
but until then I'll stand and say
pass me around like whisper down the lane
spell my life out backwards, you'll find my name

Cause I'm a raptor
In a man's body
Without faith, without

I'm gonna sit still, stoically
like a t.v. or history
I'm gonna play the same scenes, just change the names
just advertise for a fee
I'm gonna play the scenes, over and over
just advertise for a fee

So someone somewhere will still pay
for all the shit they sold me

And I'll fight this war
on the backs of pterodactyls

Because nothings ever perfect
but luckily all these blue canaries keep fallin
at my feet

All the little boys I knew
they're all wearin big ol' suits
and poorly shined shoes
All the little girls I knew
they're all marrying the boys
learning law for you

and all your souls are hollow tin while I'm covered
in reptilian skin
cause I'm a raptor in a man's body without faith
sand I'll fight this war on the backs of pterodactyls

Nothing's ever perfect but luckily all these
blue canaries they keep fallin at my feet

and I'll fight this war on the backs of pterodactyls
Cause I'm a fucking raptor

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from Play the Victim, released June 17, 2010

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