1790s, The Age of Reason, Part I (1794)
“I make it a point never to trust men with weapons to my windpipe.”
—
Scott Lynch
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book
Red Seas Under Red Skies
Prologue “A Strained Conversation” (p. 2)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007)
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Lyrics, Alicia Witt (2009)
Context: I'm bruised again,
I wear it well,
The self-inflicted tale they tell.
I singed my hair,
I broke my nails.
You'd love me then,
If all else failed.
The night was long and dark and just
Another dagger to my trust.
I thrust it in until I bleed
I wiped my point for you to see. And anyway,
It's over now.
Nothing left to say.
I don't know why,
I don't care how,
It's over anyway.
It's broken in pieces.
You've got the space you needed.
Too late to try,
Just say good-bye
It's over anyway.
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