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Invite the Devil to Tea
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INVITE THE DEVIL TO TEA
(words and music by E.P. Schwartz)
Strap in
this isn't as dark as it gets
there's always something underneath
always something racking up debt
Always something in the hollows and holes
always something that shrinks from the light
Always something out of focus in the mirror
something you ignore at night
Always a slightly unsatisfied hunger
Always something the other side of your line
Always a tickle on the edge of sleep
Always an itch in the back of your mind
So maybe let it out on a day pass
it could benefit from your generosity
maybe you could both take in a movie
maybe invite your devil to tea
It's our nature to be half angel
it's our nature to be half storm
Who am I to argue with nature
and who are you to tell me I'm wrong
Maybe I'll take him out for a stroll
Maybe I'll take him out and see
Maybe we could throw a cocktail party
Maybe I'll invite my devil to tea
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THE PLAGUE MASK
I put on a plague mask
and I dance around
I dance across setting sun
trying to escape from holy ground
I dance between drops of rain
between the barbs on the wire
I dance until my flesh is gone
and I set the moon on fire
How do I know it's you?
How do I know it's you?
How do I know it's you?
I just do
The devil waits in a circle of salt
down at the water line
he is ready for the demarcation
and I am right on time
So I kick away the salt
and the devil hands me the keys
he says "look upon my new master
all hail the new disease!"
How do I know it's you?
How do I know it's you?
How do I know it's you?
I just do
I put on the plague mask
and I dance around
I find the righteous
and make them go to ground
When the devil drives
they say "needs must"
but what if the devil hits the gas
and pops the clutch
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Eric Peter Schwartz Aurora, Illinois
Acoustic rock and some instrumental rock. Where heart and quirk collide.
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