Rock and Roll Thugs - Icon For Hire

[00:01.49]The music is in my blood, you don't understand
[00:13.11]The music is in my blood, you don't understand
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[00:25.38]Sleepless nights at the black and white keys
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[00:28.07]I'll let my fingers say it for me
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[00:31.01]Sometimes my spirit's still so scared
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[00:36.76]Once I put it in a melody it means so much more to me
[00:41.01]Fate sealed, I guess this is how I feel
[00:42.76]Sometimes I swear the lyrics write me
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[00:46.76]The lyrics write me
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[00:53.32]The melody a remedy to calm me down
[00:56.20]You never did approve of the fix I found
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[01:00.89]Bury all the records in the backyard,
[01:03.39]When you're not looking I'll go dig them back up
[01:06.21]You can bury my body in the backyard,
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[01:09.09]When you're not looking I'll go dig myself up
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[01:12.34]And I know all about the drugs they hide inside the music, I know, I know
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[01:18.97]I know all about the drugs they hide inside the music
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[01:22.36]And the preacher at church must've told you about them too
[01:28.11]'Cause you came home dead set on what you had to do
[01:30.99]You said the demons and drugs hide in rock n roll thugs
[01:33.86]If I wanna grow up nice, I better give the music up
[01:36.74]The melody a remedy to keep me right
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[01:39.36]You never did approve of my sleepless nights
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[01:44.24]Bury all the records in the backyard,
[01:45.61]
[01:46.32]When you're not looking I'll go dig them back up
[01:48.19]
[01:49.32]You can bury my body in the backyard,
[01:52.42]When you're not looking I'll go dig myself up
[01:54.23]
[01:55.81]And I know all about the drugs they hide inside the music, I know, I know
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[02:01.69]I know all about the drugs they hide inside the music
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[02:08.31]Oh the words unwind, my hands rebel
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[02:14.97]I hide behind these notes too well
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[02:20.85]I can't pretend anymore
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[02:31.71]You're not listening, you don't understand
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[02:37.33]You're not listening, you don't understand
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[02:42.96]You're not listening, you don't understand
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[02:48.71]You're not listening, you don't understand
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[02:56.02]Bury all the records in the backyard,
[02:57.90]
[02:58.46]When you're not looking I'll go dig them back up
[03:01.15]You can bury my body in the backyard,
[03:03.34]
[03:03.96]When you're not looking I'll go dig myself up
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[03:07.53]Bury all the records in the backyard,
[03:08.96]
[03:09.71]When you're not looking I'll go dig them back up
[03:11.65]
[03:12.96]You can bury my body in the backyard,
[03:14.78]
[03:15.46]When you're not looking I'll go dig myself up
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[03:19.09]And I know all about the drugs they hide inside the music, I know, I know
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[03:25.78]I know all about the drugs they hide inside the music