Mr Black Pearl

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Mr Black Pearl - Exu Nazares

That's no way to earn a dollar,
standing on the corner.
She sold her soul everyday,
although I tried to warn her.

"Don't ever turn your back on your soul for a second.
It happened so fast it's the last thing you were expecting."
No one ever told me it would be so hard.
No one ever told me you would be so cruel.
You always said that you'd take care of me,
but I'm the one with everything to lose.

They get lost in the city,
you don't know how easily.
There's no hope or pity,
for people like you and me.

"Don't ever turn your back on your soul for a second.
It happened so fast it's the last thing you were expecting."
No one ever told me it would be so hard.
No one ever told me you would be so cruel.
You always said that you'd take care of me,
but I'm the one who's taking care of you.
I see them fading away everyday
getting thinner it's harder to say,
how long it will last,
days go past, will they find their way again.
The city is crumbling
mountains tumbling down.
Better learn to breathe underwater
if you want to live in this town.

"Don't ever turn your back on your soul for a second.
It happened so fast it's the last thing you were expecting."
No one ever told me it would be so hard.
No one ever told me you would be so cruel.
You always said that you'd take care of me,
but I'm the one with everything to lose.
If I lose you, I'm not losing anything.

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released May 1, 2011

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