Cassandra Cifras

[Verse 1]
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I was in my new house placing daydreams
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Patching up the crack along the wall
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I pass it and lose track of what I'm saying
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'Cause that's where I was when I got the call
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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   When the first stone's thrown, they're screaming
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   In the streets, there's a raging riot
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   When it's "Burn the bitch," they're shrieking
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   When the truth comes out, it's quiet
 
[Chorus]
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   So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst
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   And tried to tell the town
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   So, they filled my cell with snakes, I regret to say
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   Do you believe me now?
 
[Verse 2]
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I was in my tower weaving nightmares
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Twisting all my smiles into snarls
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They say, "What doesn't kill you makes you aware"
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What happens if it becomes who you are?
 
[Chorus]
Gm          Bb        F
   So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst
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   And tried to tell the town
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   So, they set my life in flames, I regret to say
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   Do you believe me now?
 
[Bridge]
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   They knew, they knew, they knew the whole time
 
That I was onto something
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   The family, the pure greed, the Christian chorus line
 
They all said nothing
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   Blood's thick but nothing like a payroll
 
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
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   You can mark my words that I said it first
 
In the morning warning, no one heard
 
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[Verse 3]
                 Fm        Eb   Bb
I patched up the crack along the wall
                   Fm       Eb      Bb
I pass it and lose track of what I'm saying
                          Fm     Eb  Bb
'Cause that's where I was when I lost it all
 
[Chorus]
Gm          Bb        F
   So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst
Gm              Bb       F
   And tried to tell the town
Gm          Bb        F
   So, they filled my cell with snakes, I regret to say
Gm          Bb       F
   Do you believe me now?
 
[Bridge]
Eb  Bb        F
Ah, ah-ah-ah, ah
 
I was onto something
Eb  Bb        F
    Ah-ah-ah, ah
 
They all said nothing
Eb             Bb                     F
 Blood's thick but nothing like a payroll
 
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
Eb               Bb                 F
  You can mark my words that I said it first
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In the morning warning, no one heard
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   No one heard, not a single word -   - was heard
 
[Outro]
Eb               Bb                           F
  When the first stone's thrown, they're screaming
 
In the streets, there's a raging riot
Eb                Bb                        F
  When it's "Burn the bitch," they're shrieking
                               Eb
When the truth comes out, it's quiet
Bb      F
   It's so quiet
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