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…and gaslit
You played us like a concert
We were there to convert
Maybe subvert us
So, feel free to usurp
While your heart’s still on your sleeve
You can do as you well please
You infected our tin ears
Now we have to make you see
You could’ve stayed every night
In a cave out of sight
Not a false slave to incite us
With no voice nor zounds
Dumb jester — holy clown
Nor a fool whom to preach
Unleavened bread without a peach
Just a handicap to breach
Were you just passing through
Were you here on relief
Staking claims calmly poised
Starting wars with girls and boys
Always free to be despised
With all those diamonds in your eyes
Now you must move on out
Don’t forget to stomp and shout
Pick up your invoice
Thanks for all your good advice
You claimed to be our savior
But you forgot to forgive our sins
You knew it mattered most
Was your patience wearing thin
Only then to outflank us
Was it worth all the fuss
For thirty pieces of silver
And thirty times to cuss
