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[Verse] What is it about the night that makes it mine How is it that the dark belongs to me How did I get these teeth and talons How did I get these eyes to see [Verse 2] Who was I before the memory Who was I before the guilt and greed Was I ever innocent as such Was I ever anything but me [Chorus] Who was it who made the first deal Who was it who first ate the apple How did we get these teeth and talons How did we get these eyes to see [Verse] When was it that we made the promise When was it we broke it first How did we get this shame and penance How did we get this heavy thirst [Verse 2] Who was it who took the first bite Who was it who first felt the craving How did we get these teeth and talons How did we get these eyes to see [Chorus] I have seen the sun rise every day I have seen the stars in all their names I have seen the end of everything I have seen the world reborn again
The archive does not record the beginning as a clean moment, only as appetite, awakening, and a bargain no century has ever finished paying.