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All the monsters in your mind just want to be nice. They want to be kind. They want to play nice. They want to be softer than the storms around. You feel them through the windows and the doors.

Regina Spektor

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Regina Spektor
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 18
Composer
Guitarist
Lyricist
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Moscow
Russian SFSR
Kind
Storm
Mind
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Doors
Nice
Around
Softer
Play
Storms
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Windows
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