Intro

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Verse 1

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When the time comes for marriages to end
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When all the black gowns are called and sent
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to darken doors and pay them penance
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for wishing death before their contract's ended

Verse 2

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When all the black gowns are hiring
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Art does the suffering
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They don't see the beauty in the power wires
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or of an honest man in poor attire

Chorus

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But I've heard but I've heard of hope in a faceless man
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I know I'll never meet
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I've heard of life in those who love so very 
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effortlessly
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who live forever in a state of vulnerability
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to leave behind for those they've loved
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alot of time to weep

Verse 3

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when the time comes for marriages to end
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will the world wait while we address
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with poignancy enough to down the city of hounds
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speaking humanly enough to free us from ourselves

Ending

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abandonment makes for something heartfelt
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and finds your ear like chimes and church bells
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something special will recede as something boring swells
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and finds your ear like chimes and church bells