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the pearl in the oyster, the gem of the empire

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your cellar door cacaphony was cancelled,
but the engines kept running,
and you wondered where we'd get the gas
to make it there,

while the center of the city
goes to coals
and the district keeps on sleeping
until morning, we'll be
making time, keeping it
in the trunk and shivering
with the windows down,

yeah, the ice keeps getting thinner,
and yeah, that'd be real good
if you were a diver,
not so great when all
you ever want to do
is pull up, (pull up)

but keep it going to sixty-seven,
forty-three minutes left, and maybe
you could have done it
(better) without the flashlight,
we (she, I, you - ) didn't know,
couldn't know, couldn't keep it
secret, no - 

we couldn't have known then,
if we were the betting type, or just
the typeface,
yeah, the call ahead, the headfirst
(pull up) flight,
you better brace yourself
for the things we're about to see
in the sunrise
it's a long way down 
to the river Styx,
but not long enough, and
we're making time, yeah
we're buying every minute
we can afford
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BlackBowfin's avatar
Great ending.  Very strong. :)