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I Didn't Know You Were Famous!

We’re one loose screw away from being Ten hollow corpses Nailed to crosses we didn’t even configure Still gossiping like our hands aren’t on fire And you're three secrets away From being the loose lips of the school And the pills must not be working if you still think this is cool And you're one homewrecking away from being the loose hips of the school And there’s nothing that you’ve touched That didn’t burn We’re two candle flickers away From being ten hollow corpses Glowing through every rumor we absorbed Like soldered lanterns in a field of flowers The spark of flames will only make us stronger But weaker by the force of wind and water Ten hollow lantern corpses Nailed to crosses that were built but not completed Still whispering to each other like our palms aren’t bleeding What doesn’t kill us leaves our hearts and hands weaker Stealing pieces of wisdom from muses to martyrs Anything we can get before you touch the ground we worship and watch it burn And to wear a robe and a crown doesn’t make you in charge of this But you’re only seven sins away From being on par with almost every president But leave these futile lies at homes Just because the safe is open doesn’t mean you cracked the code And I hope you know You're three secrets away From being the loose lips of the school And the pills must not be working if you still think this is cool And you're one outburst away from being the sinking ship of this school We used to worship the ground you walk on But now there’s nothing that you’ve touched That didn’t burn Ten hollow corpses With too many secrets for the urn

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