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Piggy (Single Mix)
04:30
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Piggy, now your time is up
But you still don't wanna stop
'Cause you're a con man
A fake tan
Piggy, you made nothing great
Waft the flatules of your hate
And feel so tough
If you yell loud enough
Give it up, let this sadness go
You put your neediness on show
Your paper crown comes off nice and slow
Throw your hands high up in the air
In a show of fake despair
Screaming to an audience that's barely there
Just concede
You're not ready
Nobody buys you in the lead
(Squeal, ya piggy)
Piggy, where'd it all go wrong?
You just strung us all along
And never came through
Shame on you
Piggy, retreat to the mud
Leave behind all your bad blood
And gently disappear
No more fear
Comprehend just how much you've lost
And at what terrible cost
All the allies that you have crossed
Curtain call, leave with no encore
It's not funny anymore
You're much worse than what's come before
You had them fooled but lost your cool
Quickly came unspooled
You were red hot, you blow your shot
Just an empty thought
Hope it was fun, 'cause now you're done
Should've never run
Squeal for me, squeal piggy
Roll around in your debris
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Mysterious Bruises
04:31
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Settle in
There's something so unsettling
In your eyes
Patiently
You're robbed of your own agency
It's nice
And what must you think of me?
I reek of stale coffee
Unseemly
And I'm fresh out of excuses
These mysterious bruises
Abuses
That's enough
You never liked it all that rough
Never will
Clemency
Appealing to your decency
Goodwill
And my skin is flaking off me
Exposing what's underneath
I'm unsheathed
Such a stubborn reclamation
A pale imitation
Agnation
You snap your fingers
I run to you
Slap my face
I belong to you
Grind my heart down
Drink up
It's never gonna be enough
Morning chills
Every day is another thrill
Flying high
Dinner's served
You swallow your own optic nerve
Let it lie
If there's a chance that I'm mistaken
I'll kill what I've awakened
Chastened
I'll go wherever you go
Caught up in your undertow
Ebb and flow
Swallow
But inside you still feel hollow
Despite our greatest intent
It's set to happen again
What can I say that won't sound insincere
You gave what I gave
And is this insurrection
Just a cry for attention
Are you afraid that you might
Disappear if we all look away
Pepper spray
They're pointing it the wrong way
'Fake news'
Dominoes
You don't want to be part of those
Light the fuse
What could this be endowed to?
They're better off without you
It's untrue
The potions and the powder
You hear them getting louder
Prouder
I'll go wherever you go
Caught up in your undertow...
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Piggy (Acoustic Mix)
04:41
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Piggy, now your time is up
But you still don't wanna stop
'Cause you're a con man
A fake tan
Piggy, you made nothing great
Waft the flatules of your hate
And feel so tough
If you yell loud enough
Give it up, let this sadness go
You put your neediness on show
Your paper crown comes off nice and slow
Throw your hands high up in the air
In a show of fake despair
Screaming to an audience that's barely there
Just concede
You're not ready
Nobody buys you in the lead
(Squeal, ya piggy)
Piggy, where'd it all go wrong?
You just strung us all along
And never came through
Shame on you
Piggy, retreat to the mud
Leave behind all your bad blood
And gently disappear
No more fear
Comprehend just how much you've lost
And at what terrible cost
All the allies that you have crossed
Curtain call, leave with no encore
It's not funny anymore
You're much worse than what's come before
You had them fooled but lost your cool
Quickly came unspooled
You were red hot, you blow your shot
Just an empty thought
Hope it was fun, 'cause now you're done
Should've never run
Squeal for me, squeal piggy
Roll around in your debris
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