Edith wharton's lovely figurines
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Still speak to me today
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From their mantlepiece in time
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Where they wrestle and they play
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With passions and with prudences
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Finances and fears
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Her face and what its worth to her
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In the passing of the years
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See the portrait come to life
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See the vanity behind
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Cause in the struggle for survival
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Love is never blind
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Now, olivia lies under anasthesia
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Her wit and wonder snuffed
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In a routine operation
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Her own beauty not enough,
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Her passions and her prudences
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Finances and fears
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Her face, what it was worth to her
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In the passing of the years
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See the portrait come to life
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See the vanity behind
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Cause in the struggle for survival
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Love is never blind
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Edith whartons lovely figurines
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Still speak to me today
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From their mantlepiece in time
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Where they wrestle and they play
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We lie under anesthesia
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Our wit and wonder snuffed
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In our routine operations
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Our own beauty not enough
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Edith Wharton's Figurine
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| Suzanne Vega |
