Black Midi - Dangerous Liaisons(2022)

[00:17.08] As a farmhand I had
[00:21.52] No aversion to killing
[00:25.22] But to murder a man in cold blood
[00:30.29] Was something entirely different
[00:39.49] One dawn, one spring
[00:42.71] One man came to me
[00:46.50] Out of tire screech
[00:50.37] Of a black MG
[00:54.54] Dark-clad, upright, emaciated, lips curved
[01:09.96] He said, "my friend, would you like to make some cash tonight?"
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[01:32.92] "Some people really are awful," he said
[01:36.55] "This you can't deny"
[01:40.56] "Some people are as useless as lids on a fish's eyes"
[01:47.88] No pistols, no blades
[01:49.97] Strangulation was how it had to be
[01:54.67] He could depend on the strength of a man of manual labor
[01:59.17] The perfect idiot for his need
[02:01.86]
[02:09.87] Persuasion-wise, he had a real gift
[02:12.72] Temptation had me by the balls
[02:16.31] He sold me a dream, and I fell in
[02:19.75] For no reason except I'm a fool
[02:24.78]
[02:30.74] To sign away eternity with one stroke
[02:34.69] A blind greedy hoax, the joke of all jokes
[02:41.06] I'll tell you for free
[02:46.10] It wasn't like a pig's squeal!
[02:52.03] Job done
[02:53.39] No word from anyone
[02:58.23] I scour the pool halls, the strip bars, and casinos
[03:01.58] No man was skinny enough to vaguely resemble my friend who said
[03:05.76] Who said, "we'll meet at The Queen at 8"
[03:08.34] Ten grand in your pocket, don't be late"
[03:12.57] No sign of the black-clad gang man
[03:19.28] Front page news: "Random killing"
[03:23.16] "No gang affiliation, no mob justice"
[03:26.17] "Murder!"
[03:32.97] To see the bruised neck I wrecked, immortalized in print
[03:40.66] A circle opened from the black and white picture
[03:43.16] And my search for that face was complete
[03:47.22] He climbed out the page and shed his skin
[03:50.10] Revealing the red king
[03:54.93] This was no mafioso, this was Satan himself
[03:58.16] True evil, the stench of an unknowable wealth
[04:01.75] "You're coming with me, son"
[04:03.19] The cries, anguish, torment
[04:04.73] The shame, pain, heartache, suffering, futile regret!
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