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Once when walking in the woods 
I came upon a burning bush. 
"What wants you vision?", says I 
And it spoke, and I quote, 

"Apocalypse can go down easy 
You gotta know it's an acquired taste. 
You're sacrifice can't please me 
I'm dead set to destroy this place. 
Hip hip for imperfection, 
I want to make a mess. 
I've got a secret theory 
That disarray works best 
And though it don't work often 
Oh my God when it does- 
Watch as the outburst softens 
It's had its way with us. 

They're scared of the silence 
But be scared-er of the sound. 
Hearts are not only beating 
They are all counting down. 
You're not ready for disorder. 
You're not ready for decay. 
Have you been staving 
Time and aging 
Sloughing dead skin away? 

I must confess I said with a smile, 
"I'm frightened as a child. 
And I suspect by 
The smoke in your eye 
You're thinking 'So am I.' 

Apocalypse can go down easy 
You gotta know it's an acquired taste. 
Our sacrifice can't please thee 
You're dead set to destroy this place. 
If the aspirin you take 
Doesn't cure your headache 
Why do docs propose 
The headache's in your head? 
And if the orgasms we fake 
Take their toll and take the cake 
Why do they suppose 
We're better off in bed? 

And then the bush said, 
"You and I, we were meant to be together. 
You and I, we are gonna hang together. 
You and I, we are going down together."