Headstones

b. 19


I brought my lover to be the royal next bride;
Then I ran away, and somehow I died.
Then I ran away, and somehow I died.


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My wild husband left me here;
Now he’s the name that thousands cheer!
Now he’s the name that thousands cheer!



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Went on a honeymoon with my new wife;
Fell off a mountain and lost my life.
Fell off a mountain and lost my life.



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Held the boy hostage, over the river;
I was so bad I made most cops quiver!
I was so bad I made most cops quiver!




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I was his only son; it was the greatest loss
That they tried and found me guilty, and put me on the cross.
That they tried and found me guilty, and put me on the cross.




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My fiancee’s mother had a grand plan
That fell through when I went to spy on Japan.
That fell through when I went to spy on Japan.





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Style and rhythm, I had it in spades;
Then I died, a victim of AIDS.
Then I died, a victim of AIDS.





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You’ve heard about my memories; don’t mourn.
I’ve been chosen to go to the next layer, and be reborn.
I’ve been chosen to go to the next layer, and be reborn.








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My poor, tormented daughter caused a scene at the prom;
I stabbed her to save her soul, in a fleeting moment of calm.
I stabbed her to save her soul, in a fleeting moment of calm.









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In the end, Aurora gave me a kiss,
But it’s my cellmate whom I will most miss.
But it’s my cellmate whom I will most miss.










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Came back and gave a star as a gift;
The good deed got me to heaven, nice and swift!
The good deed got me to heaven, nice and swift!













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I was a young artist, painting was fun;
But I lost my lover, and died at 31.
But I lost my lover, and died at 31.













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The summer night gives three smiles, my friend;
As the third one happened, I went to my end.
As the third one happened, I went to my end.













