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he paid to have himself murdered

from live in london by vincent burke

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it was about that time
he called 0389
and paid to have himself murdered

he gave them all he had
then called his mum and dad
he'd paid to have himself murdered

seems like his life was getting dull
and everybody else's was great

he thought he'd try to spice it all up
and take it to a spiritual place

he got the morning train
but it was not the same
he'd paid to have himself murdered

the faces glowed with light
so all the carriage was bright
he'd paid to have himself murdered

he said he saw things differently now
and suddenly was truly awake

he felt his spirit soaring up
yes now he saw the gold on the lake

he saw the morning sun
and all the weight had gone
he'd paid to have himself murdered

so when the sniper hit
a smile played on his lips
he'd paid to have himself murdered

seems like he bought his own ticket out
well you could say he made a mistake

it crossed his mind to call them back
but he figured it was probably too late.

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from live in london, released October 12, 2014

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