Violets Tale

[Intro]
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[Pre-Verse]
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[Verse 1]
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London city, far from pretty,
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two zero zero five
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A lady down in Paddington is fighting just to stay alive
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Rhythmic beeps and bloodstained sheets
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Our lady weeps, she's tired and frail
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To set the scene, we must rewind
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The hands of time for Violet's tale

[Bridge]
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[Verse 2]
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Violet was a silent girl,
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grew up  with violent starts
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Her mother was a drinker and her father was a bastard
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Every night he'd tuck her tight but never left the room
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I'll spare you of the things he did,
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I'm sure her mother knew
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Violet was a silent girl,
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she moved out at sixteen
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A sеmi detached council flat paid for by a welfarе scheme
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Packing shelves at Tesco,
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stacking jars like pickled bricks
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She met a boy named Stevie and he was a little prick
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Violet was a silent girl and Violet she fell fast
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See Stevie was a wrong'un but he sure knew how to charm her
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Every night he'd tuck her tight but never left the room
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History repeats itself,
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he'd paint her black and blue and ah
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She never stood a chance
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The devil comes to dance

[Bridge]
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Violet, why you always so quiet?
On her bedroom door and he's irate
He's been drinking and smoking,
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he's up late
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And he stands by her bedside, she shakes
But her eyes stay shut
You fucking slut, I know you're up!
And he pinches her eyelids and folds them up
Violet? Why you lying to me Violet?
She stays silent, things turn violent
That's the sound of his fists when they fall like a
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crashing pilot

[Verse 3]
Hit like hailstones,
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one to the collar bone
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Full force, full blown, blood splat,
bone crack
Knick knack paddy whack
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One to the jaw and a tooth spat detached
Fist connects and disconnects a bone
A quick deflect to misdirect the blow
But none the less,
his punches met her throat
Such a mess,
he's left her bruised and broke
Violet? Why you always so quiet, Violet?
Why you such a little liar, Violet?
Do you think I want to do this, Violet?
In character, she stays silent
Well, say something Violet!, silence
Fucking say something Violet!, silence
Wait, say something Violet
Not one word, she stays quiet

[Pre-Verse]
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[Verse 4]
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London city, far from pretty,
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two zero zero five
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A lady rushed in Paddington is fighting just to stay alive
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The doctor in a state of shock saw something here so very
wrong
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See Violet, she was pregnant
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Poor Violet, she was nine months gone
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Turning to the doctor,
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Violet broke her silence and she cried
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If I'm to die right here tonight,
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please let my baby stay alive
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The doctor soon regained composure
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Called the surgeon to come in
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As Violet's world turned to black
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The curtains closed, the lights went dim

[Outro]
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In London city, far from pretty,
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two zero zero five
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A lady down in Paddington just lost the fight to stay alive
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A tragedy or a miracle,
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it happened on these very streets
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Two twins are lying side by side
A girl named Jenny and a boy named Screech