“I think ur a contra,
And I think that you’ve lied.
Don’t call me a contra
Till you’ve tried.”
Ezra Koenig (1984) American rock musician
Song I Think Ur A Contra
“Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare.
I think some people in togas are plotting against me.”
Latin for All Occasions (1990)
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