“We're sleeping underneath the bed to scare
The monsters out”

— St. Vincent (musician)

"The Bed"
Actor (2009)
Context: We're sleeping underneath the bed to scare
The monsters out
With our dear daddy's Smith and Wesson. We've got to teach them all a lesson.

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American singer-songwriter 1982

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