(Costello/Nieve) Above the tears Before the scream Invisible and secret scar The true salvation is the human voice Beloved voices of the past The forever stiffled voice Tender echoes Lost cause Miserable voice Whispering voice Incantations Immaterial instrument Attentive mothers Darkness lighting lullabies Stare of silence Cruel disease The ________ gag of hate Unfailing welcome to the voice Be welcome Attractive red fruit of the mouth Dangerous message on my skin I feel so fluid Lighter than air Shy caress A fleeting bride's veil on the throat Forbidden kisses to drink _______ siren Virtuous sound Vocal pleasure Pleasure vocal It's the real way to be drunk To desert the common place Sacred [bluesy prophet?] I'm a slave to the voice Unfailing welcome to the voice In every tone a poignant oath Voices to pray to fly to escape [harmonized] The sublimation of the hopes The sublimation of the hopes Spiritual vehicle of thought The voice [is boundless?] I love the voice
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