Science Fair

I met her accidentally
 It was at the Cambridge Science Fair
 And she was so impressed I could make so many things catch on fire
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 But I was just covered in bubbles of methane gas
 And you ended up burning
 I'm sorry
 I have always been a liar
 Just to think I could've left the fair with my dignity intact
 And fled from the stage with the world's second-best Slint tribute act
 Okay, today, I hide away
 But tomorrow, I take the reins
 Still living with my mother
 As I move from one micro-influencer to another
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 References, references, references
 What are you on tonight?
 I love this city, despite the burden of preferences
 What a time to be alive, oh
 I know where I'm going, it's black country out there
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 I saw you undressing
 It was at the Cirque du Soleil
 And it was such an intimate performance
 I swear to God, you looked right at me
 And let a silk red ribbon fall between your hands
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 But as I slowly sobered
 I felt the rubbing of shoulders
 I smelled the sweat and the children crying
 I was just one among crowded stands
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 And still with sticky hands
 I bolted through the gallery
 With cola stains on my best white shirt
 And nothing to lose, oh, I was born to run
 It's black country out there
 It's black country out there
 It's black country out there