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The Child Catcher
John Grant
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Remember when
You'd never heard of him
Your first reaction might have been
To smile
Once upon a time
Your unadulterated mind
Could not conceive of something
Of this kind
That you would wither and die
On the vine
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Alabaster demon
Transmogrifying semen
Now was this in the agreement
Now I understand what she meant
Blood-soaked pathogen
Tied for first place with original sin
I really wish I'd never let him in
Now I can feel him deep down in
My skin
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The child catcher is alive
His shape is shifting right
Before your eyes again
He's always been there
In the shadows calling out
Your name
When he gets hold of you
No thing will ever be the same
The child catcher has arrived
But now he doesn't ever
Have to hide again
He beckons you to come inside
His brightly colored carriage
That's where the coupling happens
Ending in a deadly marriage
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The perfect time
To take control of minds
A recent scientific study finds
Is in the womb
Life nipped in the bud
Delivered subtly through
The mother's own blood
You'll never know exactly
What it was
The happy nest becomes
The perfect tomb
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The child catcher is alive
His shape is shifting right
Before your eyes again
He's always been there
In the shadows calling out
Your name
When he gets hold of you
No thing will ever be the same
The child catcher has arrived
But now he doesn't ever
Have to hide again
He beckons you to come inside
His brightly colored carriage
That's where the coupling happens
Ending in a deadly marriage
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