Tom Waits

"Arithmetic arithmetock Turn the hands back on the clock How does the ocean rock the boat? How did the razor find my throat? The only strings that hold me here Are tangled up around the pier."

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Source: Song: There's Only Alice, Album: Alice, 2002

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Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Singer-songwriter, Actor

Tom Waits is an influential American singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice and evocative lyrics that explore themes of love and struggle.

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