salem street corner

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fill me up with salt and petrol
set me alight
send me up to the sky
burn the heavens on high

gather all my ash and embers
hide them in a jar
pretend that it's my heart
glowing in the dark

mix me up with iron shavings
wind me into stone
flecked with chips of my bone
like you can keep me from home

you called me a witch; a monster
living longer than life
but you were far from right
for i am only human

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