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Mouth Mantra (Strings)

Björk
Track 1 on Vulnicura Strings: The Acoustic Versions of Songs from ‘Vulnicura’ 
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Mouth Mantra (Strings) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My throat was stuffed
My mouth was sewn up
Banned from making noise
I was not heard

[Verse 2]
Remove this hindrance
My throat feels stuck
I was not allowed
I was not heard
I was not heard
I was not heard
I was not heard

[Verse 3]
There is vocal sadness
I was separated
From what I can do
What I'm capable of

[Verse 4]
Need to break up
Vicious habits
Do something I haven't done
I haven't done before
[Bridge]
In vow of silence
I explore the negative space
Around my mouth
It implodes
Black hole
With jaw fallen in
In fallen jaw
Jaw fallen in
I am not hurt
I am not hurt

[Verse 5]
This tunnel has enablеd
Thousands of sounds
I thank this trunk
Noise pipe, noise pipе

[Verse 6]
I have followed a path
That took sacrifices
Now I sacrifice this scar
Can you cut it off?

[Outro]
Can you cut it off?
Can you cut it off?
Can you cut it off?
Can you cut it off?
Can you cut it off?
Can you cut it off?

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