Didn't Mean to Kill You

from Escape from Leptonia by Quark Lepton

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I didn't mean to kill you; it was an accident.
I didn't mean to push you down those stairs.
And I know all of our friends'll just blame Providence
But I was careless, that's all.

I didn't mean to kill you; it was coincidence.
Even though I tried and tried before.
They say you're just a victim of circumstance
But circumstance didn't entomb you in the floor.

And now your singing in angelic choir
Smiling upon the mess I made
As I commit our house to arson fire
And cower in helpless in the shade
Of the tree we planted when we were young
The willow tree that gently waves
If I could reach through this funeral pyre
But I killed you and can't be saved

Didn't wanna bomb your house or crash your car
I didn't wanna throw you from a bridge
And you know all our friends will blame the President
But you can't hear me 'cause you're dead.

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from Escape from Leptonia, released June 2, 2011
Made with vocals, guitars, bass, shaker, tambourine, guiro.

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