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DESPAIR
Let me close the eyes of my soul
That I may not see
What stands between thee and me.
That I may not see
What stands between thee and me.
Let me shut the ears of my heart
That I may not hear
A voice that drowns yours, my dear.
That I may not hear
A voice that drowns yours, my dear.
Let me cut the cords of my life,
Of my desolate being,
Since cursed is my hearing and seeing.
Of my desolate being,
Since cursed is my hearing and seeing.
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