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[Verse]
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All of the books
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On my shelf are unread
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I keep them there
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So that they will impress
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When you come to stay
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You'll be swept away
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As you thumb through the spines
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I'm sure that you'll be mine
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When your eyes rest upon
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Miranda DuLisle
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She's a fiery way with words
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Or so you have heard from your friends
[Chorus]
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And, what will you do
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With those hopeless two
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Both pretending to be literature lovers instead
[Turnaround]
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[Verse 2]
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They can print a thousand pages
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All the paper filled with words
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And a multitude of metaphors
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That I have never heard
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Makes no difference to me
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In the end, well, I'll say "I've read it all"
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But as the weight of these words
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Start to settle in my mind
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I'll never wait for a person
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To genuinely find
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Something deep inside myself
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Something more than just the books on my shelf
[Chorus 2]
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And, what will you do
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With those hopeless two
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Both pretending to be literature lovers instead
[Verse 3]
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All of the books
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On my shelf are unread
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I keep them there
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So that they will impress
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When you come to stay
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You'll be swept away
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And me, I am just like
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The books on my shelf
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You have never read my cover
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I have never read myself
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There are words to be saved, and
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Words to be erased
[Last Chorus]
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And, what will you do
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With those hopeless two
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Both pretending to be literature lovers instead
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Both pretending to be literature lovers instead
