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Geremia
Geremia
Jan 26, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Pharmakos

  Pharmakos * Light the fireBurn the fleshSacrifice an innocent heartTo selfishness Cannibalize The soul Ever so gentlyDon’t let him seeDon’t let him knowShowNo mercy And then When it is doneCover the stenchWith sweet incense   Pharmakos  is the ancient Greek word for “scapegoat”, or sacrifice of the innocent 
— Geremia, Jan 26, 2009

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Pencilme

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Dear God

"Light the fire" F-ing wow, never heard that before, even Jim Morrison would turn in his grave knowing you wrote it better than he...