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Piano

They say to me
unlock this door
the curiosity shall cry for
what was surely behind
behind this door
stands a piano
the keys are dusty
the strings are out of tune
behind this door
she sits at the piano
but she plays no more
oh, that is so long ago
 
There at the piano
I listened to her
and when her playing began
I held my breath
 
She said to me
I’ll stay always beside you
but it has only seemed
she played for me alone
I spilled her blood
in the fire of my rage
I locked the door
they asked after her
 
There at the piano
I listened to her
and when her playing began
I held my breath
There at the piano
I stand equal beside her
it seems as though
she plays for me alone
 
The door is opened
ei, how they scream
I hear the mother pleading
the father strikes at me
someone unties her from the piano
and no one here believes me
that I am deathly ill
from grief and the stench
 
There at the piano
I listened to her
and as her playing began
I held my breath
There at the piano
she listened to me
and as my playing began
she held her breath
 
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