Robert Smith<\/span><\/a><\/div>I ran to summer
\nin the next room,
\nwhere the Goes Orchestral band members,
\nled by the red-haired midget on saxophone,
\nmade intricate, drug-induced patterns on the stage.<\/p>\n
On and on played they.
\nI wish they were more self-critical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the corner of the ruined room, she was crying, frightened of herself and angry at us. ‘Freedom is full of monsters. Just get out.’ Read moreRobert SmithI ran to summer in the next room, where the Goes Orchestral band members, led by the red-haired midget on saxophone, made intricate, drug-induced patterns on the stage. 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