You know, there's an economy in lyric-writing that doesn't afford you, or at least me - I usually start off with nine or 10 verses and then boil it down to two or three that are half the length of the original verses.

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Afford Boil Down Economy Half Know Length Me Nine Off Original Start Then Three Two Verses You

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