it's the twisting of our tongues
the passion in our hips
it's the flames in our eyes
that makes me wish i could forget


it's been a year since any human contact
and since i've lost my mind
i've spent my time
sleeping and dreaming of awful things


like the time that you drown
i stood in the kitchen
with my voice so loud
screaming about how i couldn't save you
playing my heart like i meant to
telling the world that there was nothing i could do


i sang,

"My love was washed away,
i was there,
I saw everything.
the water filled her lungs
as i reached out and screamed
but she sank to the bottom
and i had to escape."

it's been a year since my last human contact
and since i've lost my mind
i've spent my time
sleeping and dreaming of awful things


like the time that i caught you
i barely recognized you
i was sleeping in a house 
full of long lost friends
you were reading stories
helping us all fall asleep
but when the house was finally silent
you laid next to me and sang


she sang,
"you left me for the mountains
you left me here waiting
if you stay, you'll go crazy
but if you leave, we'll never be
everything we said 
we said
we wanted to be"

it's the twisting our our tongues
the passion in our hips
it's the flames in our eyes
that makes me wish i could forget

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Mark: Hello.
The Travel Agent: Good afternoon, Sir. Can I help you?
Mark: Yes, please, I just quit my job. I am finished here. I want to get out of Japan. I want to go and live in Mosquito City. Can you sell me a ticket to Mosquito City?
The Travel Agent: Wait a minute. Let me just check on the computer…. Hi John, have you heard anything about Mosquito City? What? Oh! Have you got some tickets? Yes, John has got some tickets. I haven’t at the moment because it is a very popular place, but we can get you a ticket.
Mark: Ok. Is it a direct flight?
The Travel Agent: Yes, a direct flight.
Mark: I only want a one way ticket. I am not coming back.
The Travel Agent: No, you have to come back.
Mark: Can I throw away the other half of the ticket? Can I buy a return and then stay there? How can you stop me? I can do what I like. I am free. Once I get to Mosquito City, I can do what I like.
The Travel Agent: Well there are certain rules before you go … obviously by what you are saying and the way you are dealing with the situation, Sir, we are going to have to deny you…
Mark: You won’t sell me a ticket? Oh no I should have kept my big mouth shut.
The Travel Agent: You are a bit of an extremist.
Mark: How can I get to Mosquito City? If only I had kept my big mouth shut!

Mark: Ok, Now I have got a beard and mustache and a hat. I am going to go back into that travel agent and try to buy a ticket again. Here goes!
Mark: Hello.
The Travel Agent: Hello, Sir. Hello again. Can I help you?
Mark: Ah. Sorry?
The Travel Agent: Hello again. Nice to see you again. Can I help you, Sir?
Mark: I have never been here before in my life. What do you mean “Hello again?”
The Travel Agent: Oh! I thought you were somebody who I met previously…
Mark: No! I have never seen you before in my life.
The Travel Agent: …who has now decided to go to a fancy dress party…
Mark: No, no, no.
The Travel Agent: …Oh sorry, a Halloween party, is it?
Mark: I have never seen you before in my life.
Travel Agent: Wait a second. I will just go and get a …aah …sorry (on the telephone) Can I have security, please? Thank you. Bring three. Three.
Mark: Hello. Hello. I would like to buy a ticket to Mosquito City, please.
The Travel Agent: Well, Sir. If you just wait a minute. Oh, hello. Mr Johnson and Mr Jeeves (who are) standing (on) either side of you are security men that (who) want you to leave, Sir!
Mark: What is going on?
Travel Agent: You are disturbing people. Look the lady over there has fainted!
Mark: I will get my ticket somewhere else. Good-bye or should I say “Sayonara?”
The Travel Agent: You can say what you like as long as you leave the building.
Mark: Sayonara.
The Travel Agent: Goodbye!

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You reminded me of my doubts
and you picked me up
before you let me down

I am strugglin'
but I'm not sufferin'
I am strugglin'
But I've been through
worse than this

and I've got better things
to fill my time
oh, I've got my friends
and we're doing fine

We are singin'
cause we used to it
We are singin'
cause we're used to this

You reminded me of my doubts
and you picked me up
before you let me down

I am strugglin'
but I'm not sufferin'
I am strugglin'
But I've been through
worse than this

and I've got better things
to fill my time
oh, I've got my friends
and we're doing fine

We are singin'
cause we used to it
We are singin'
cause we're used to this