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The dinner bell is ringing loud tonight
Wonder who’s been cooked today?
Before we wave around those angry knives
Hold your place. Now who’ll say grace?

That bell sounds oddly like a curse tonight
And here I'm set before the fire
For forks and stoic eyes to scrutinize
The manner that these bloody things require

Hey, hey - what will it take to demonstrate, now?
Hey, hey - they’re not out to get you, no

But that don't change the fact
That I can’t turn my back
On the world, for the sake of saving face
Oh no, not I...no

The dinner bell hangs there before my face
Reflections of fear and gleaming knives
A desperate prayer to her indignant grace
A hole appears in me before my eyes

Hey, hey - what will it take to demonstrate, now?
Hey, hey - they’re not out to get you, no

But that don't change the fact
That I can’t turn my back
On them all, for the little
Sense of comfort that it brings
Oh no, not I - not this time
This time, you won’t win!

So, imagine my surprise
When I dared unveil my eyes
Face to face with my head upon a plate
Oh well, thought I,
If I were doomed to fall that night
At least I could enjoy a decent meal!

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from Before The Moment's Gone, released May 15, 2013
Music and lyrics: J. Shao

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The Rose Lights are a jazz-influenced piano rock band from Madison, Wisconsin.

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