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And the sad act like lepers They stick to the shadows They long to ring bells of warning To tell of their coming So that the pure can shut their doors.
Conor Oberst
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Conor Oberst
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 15
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Omaha
Nebraska
Conor Mullen Oberst
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I started to sink like the moon tends to do if you stare at it too long Then you blink and it's gone.
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Little soldier, little insect You know war it has no heart It will kill you in the sunshine Or happily in the the dark Where kindness is a card game Or a bent up cigarette In the trenches, in the hard rain With a bullet and a bet.
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