This Street, That Man, This Life

This street holds its secrets
 Like a cobra holds its kill
 This street minds its business
 Like a jailer minds his jail
 That house there is haunted
 That door's a portal to hell
 This street holds its secrets very well
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 That man wears his skin
 Like a dancer wears her veils
 That man stalks his victims
 Like a cancer stalks a cell
 That man's soul has left him
 His heart's as deadly as a rusty nail
 That man sheds his skin like a veil
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 Lord, you play a hard game
 You know we follow every rule
 Then you take the one thing
 That we thought we'd never lose
 All I ask is if she's with you
 Please, keep her warm and safe
 And if it's in your power
 Please, purge the memory of this place
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 This life holds its secrets
 Like a sea shell holds the sea
 Soft and distant calling
 Like a fading memory
 This life has its victories
 But its defeats tear so viciously
 This life holds its secrets like the sea