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Poetry? Hell, no

.. and thou shall cease to exist
for thou art but mortal.

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  1. The Inside Story4 April 2010 at 11:32

    I didn't know there was a "this" side of you! I like it! :) and it sounds pretty much like poetry to me!

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  2. Unknown4 April 2010 at 14:02

    Its a SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. The Inside Story15 April 2010 at 19:40

    How the hell was I supposed to know you were so excited about song lyrics?! And why'd you delete everything except two lines?

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  4. Unknown19 April 2010 at 08:20

    there's diff btwn lyrics and poem..
    Note 1- I deleted it cuz ppl were interpreting it in a wrong way..
    Note 2- those two lines are not from the song

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  5. The Inside Story7 May 2010 at 17:15

    Okay, well next time you should tell everyone in advance if they're your words or not!

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  6. Unknown7 May 2010 at 21:10

    hey.. the two lines which are NOW present are NOT from the song.. the original ones were..
    thats wat i meant

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