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The Gift

from Flotsam and Jetsam by The Shrugs

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An out-take from How to Knit a Pony.

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In dark lands under strange moons
With sadness by my side
On a horse with bony back
Uncomfortable to ride
Beneath a melancholy star
I traveled far and wide

That's why I give this gift to you
I swear, oh my darling, I'll be true

Have you heard the legend of
The prince with half a heart?
He gave it to his lover but
She tore it all apart
And now he's doomed to wander
While she keeps the other half

That's why I give this gift to you
I swear, oh my darling, I'll be true

And I could keep it
For my yesterday box
Or I could give it
To the one I love

How much is a promise worth
From such a man as me?
When I can only give you
What I've got half-heartedly?
A rose is only beautiful
Until it makes you bleed

That's why I give this gift to you
I swear, oh my darling, I'll be true

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from Flotsam and Jetsam, track released May 5, 2008

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