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When​ ​you’re​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​survive
​Your​ ​own​ ​way​, ​that’s​ ​too​ ​much​
​For​ ​the​ ​emperor
​I​ ​don’t​ ​mind​ ​if​ ​they​ ​hear
​What​ ​I’m​ ​saying
​Because​ ​they​ ​never​ ​stop​ ​talking...
​​saying:

“Hey,​ ​you​ ​must​ ​carry​ ​that​ ​burden”
​And​ ​if​ ​you​ ​cry, they​ ​tell​ ​you:
​​“That’s​ ​what​ ​children​ ​do”
​“Hey​, ​you​ ​must​ ​be​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​it”
​And​ ​if​ ​you’re​ ​angry
​They​ ​will​ ​slap​ ​your​ ​face

​I​ ​won’t​ ​use​ ​metaphors​ ​in​ ​this​ ​song
​‘Cause​ ​I​ ​would​ ​find​ ​it​ ​nonsensical
​If​ ​I​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​the​ Emperor
​It​ ​is​ ​because​ that's ​the​ ​damn​ ​truth

“Hey,​ ​you​ ​must​ ​carry​ ​that​ ​burden”
​And​ ​if​ ​you​ ​cry, they​ ​tell​ ​you:
​​“That’s​ ​what​ ​children​ ​do”
​“Hey​, ​you​ ​must​ ​be​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​it”
​And​ ​if​ ​you’re​ ​angry
​They​ ​will​ ​slap​ ​your​ ​face

​Our​ ​story​ ​goes​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​van​ ​backseat
My​ ​eyes​ ​were​ ​blind​ ​and​ ​I​ ​could​ ​not​ ​see
​You​ ​picked​ ​the​ ​cherries​ ​of​ ​love
​What​ ​did​ ​I​ ​pick?
​I'd​ ​never​ ​heard​ ​you​ ​moan
​You'd​ ​never​ ​seen​ ​the​ ​sea
​But​ ​then​ ​the​ ​moist​ ​in​ ​the​ ​air​
​Took​ ​you​ ​right​ ​there
​Piercing ​tongue​ ​sucked​ ​my​ ​blood
​That​ ​wasn't​ ​fair!
​That​ ​wasn't​ ​fair,​ ​sucker

“Hey,​ ​you​ ​must​ ​carry​ ​that​ ​burden”
​And​ ​if​ ​you​ ​cry, they​ ​tell​ ​you:
​​“That’s​ ​what​ ​children​ ​do”
​“Hey​, ​you​ ​must​ ​be​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​it”
​And​ ​if​ ​you’re​ ​angry
​They​ ​will​ ​slap​ ​your​ ​face

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from Suicide Watermelon Stories, released September 3, 2018

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