[Verse 1]
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nostradamus whos the calmest person in this town (x2)
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little squiggly lines trailing off the page
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the security guards have turned around and rushed the stage
[Verse 2]
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nostradamus whos the calmest person in this town
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are they hither did they wither away in the ground
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and if that mocking bird dont sing, oooo yeah
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and if those bells dont ever ring, oooo yeah
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airplanes crash and shake the floor, oooo yeah
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neither barter nor trade no this is war
[Verse 3]
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panoramic nostradamic carry me away
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whos your momma whos your poppa did you lose them in the fray
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heavy medicated baby doesnt ever cry oooo yeah
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her pupils are constricted and her emotions are nigh oooo yeah
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and you are in a mourge somewhere in the tide oooo yeah
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but were not so different you and i
[Verse 4]
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fire houses drunken spouses galantness and grails
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harping sparrows pulsing marrow into space we sail
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so im panting running climbing strumming on the stairs oooo yeah
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leaving graph on the walls spitting language everywhere oooo yeah
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and all the bullies at the bully bank were eating bully food oooo yeah
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and all the lunatics spice up the mix and others full moon
[Verse 5]
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peter piper my little sipher how are you today
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its historic please record it for prosterity
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calcium deficency it broke your bones oooo yeah
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they aint been feeding you meat theyve been serving you stones
[Verse 6]
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nostradamus whos the calmest person in this town
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are they hither did they wander off into the crowd
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it was busy at the market place and up is less bold oooo yeah
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full of bears and bowls holding silver spoons oooo yeah
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and the dow it rose and rose all day oooo yeah
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as the yaughts they sailed across the bay Ahhhh
[Verse 7]
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nostradamus ashen shamen ginger ale and gin
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i recorded came out all distorted so ill record it again
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cartographer pornographer musician and sage oooo yeah
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try to mix so the man and the set of glowing maze oooo
[Verse 8]
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lightening coming storm clouds drumming up over my head
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run for shelter helter skelter i cant hear what you said
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oh my train stops coming gotta get off soon oooo yeah
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or maybe ill just skip it and go someplace new oooo yeah
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and all you satanists and buddhists and christians too oooo yeah
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a simple song of empathy i send to you
[Verse 9]
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out of egypt on a steamship let my people free
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part the ocean leave it open until weve cross safely
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Ah Ah oooo yeah x8