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Nick Cave

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Numbin' the runt of reputation they call rat frame,
Top-E as a tourniquet,
A low tune whistles across his grave,
Forever the slave of his Six Strings.

 
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I've been your slave
Ever since I've been your babe
But before I be your dog
I'll see you in your grave.

 
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