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Romeo & Juliet

Apr. 25, 20221 viewer

Romeo & Juliet Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Romeo looks down and sees Juliet
Nodding off in the alley with a lit cigarette
Looks like her hair caught on fire for a sec
Streets full of cop cars that somebody wrecked
Juliet looks up and sees Romeo
In her camouflage pants and dirty poncho
Extending her arm, she flips him the bird
Blows him a kiss, and winks as she turns

[Bridge]
Then like the sound of thundering clouds on the mountain
Bullets and shells where Juliet fell behind the hotel in the garbage

[Verse 2]
Romeo's tears fell where he stood
Her body went limp, bricks mixed with her blood
The detective looked up and saw Romeo
He just nodded his head like to tell him to go
Approaching her body with guns drawn, one said
"Stay alert, confirm that the suspect is dead"
When they got close, she sat up and said
"Fuck you!", then pulled the pin on the grenades instead

[Bridge]
Then like the sound of thundering clouds on the mountain side
Fire's ablaze where Juliet laid behind the hotel in the garbage pile
[Verse 3]
Since then nobody's seen Romeo
Found the diamond bags empty on a pier by the boats
Put your ear to the wind and you'll hear the sound
Of Puerto Morelos where he settled down

[Bridge]
Just like the sound of thundering clouds on a mountain
Bullets and shells where Juliet fell behind the hotel in the garbage

[Verse 1]
Romeo looks down and sees Juliet
Nodding off in the alley with a lit cigarette
Looks like her hair caught on fire for a sec
Street's full of cop cars that somebody wrecked

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April 25, 2022
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