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CANDY KEEPS THE QUESTION OPEN lyrics
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Verse 1
She pins the moon above a corkboard, an old gunshot, a borrowed name, a palace photograph from Paris, then lets the gaps become the frame. One fact shines beneath the desk lamp, one is folded out of sight; by the time the red lamp tells us we are live, the doubt feels right.
Chorus
Candy keeps the question open, leaves the answer down the road. One more room behind the curtain, one more season for the show. Cut the doubt in little pieces; pass the plate and let it grow. Candy keeps the question open, 'cause an answer ends the show.
Verse 2
A guest arrives with dates and folders, Candy owns the clock and chair; he must climb across her questions while her people fill the air. His long reply becomes a footnote, her raised eyebrow gets the crown; when he reaches contradiction, she asks, "Why would they write that down?"
Chorus
Candy keeps the question open, leaves the answer down the road. One more room behind the curtain, one more season for the show. Trade the pause in little pieces; sell the part we do not know. Candy keeps the question open, 'cause an answer ends the show.
Verse 3
A question turns into a trailer, then the trailer turns to ten; ten become a paid subscription, and the wheel begins again. No conclusion feeds the engine, no closed file renews the lease; so the missing piece grows larger while the wider record waits.
Bridge
Maybe Candy truly means it, maybe fear has shaped her view; belief can live beside a business, and the business pays her too. Intent hides behind the microphone, but incentives leave a trail: keep the ending just beyond us, keep the next reveal for sale.
Verse 4
Now an absence is a fingerprint, and a no becomes a nod; any hand that checks the story joins the story as a fraud. Friends become the hidden handlers, silence joins the witness list; when a theory eats rebuttals, there is nothing it can't twist.
Chorus
Candy keeps the question open, leaves the answer down the road. One more room behind the curtain, one more season for the show. Raise one fragment like a banner; let the rest stay down below. Candy keeps the question open, 'cause an answer ends the show.
Outro
One fact burning in the window, one fact sleeping on the floor; you don't have to prove the mystery, only promise one part more. Candy keeps the question open, keeps the ending down the road. You never had to solve the mystery, 'cause an answer ends the show.
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She pins the moon above a corkboard, an old gunshot, a borrowed name,
Candy keeps the question open, leaves the answer down the road.
One fact burning in the window, one fact sleeping on the floor;
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