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Yeah, I found the guy's delivery particularly bad. Having the lyrics up made it obvious just how much he was butchering them. Funny, I played the song for my wife and she said "oh yeah, this sounds like christian pop punk". Chocolate Rain is still worse, but at least it's not trying to be heavy. (Crap. Now I might have to do a death metal cover of Chocolate Rain.)

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Ok, the doctor said I have "Azalium poisoning" - apparently you get this through the ears. Azalium used to be on the periodic table - they thought it was some kind of metal, but not a heavy metal at all, a really light one. Then they realized it wasn't metal at all, but still thought it was an element, so they classified it below all the metals. Then due to some brave experiments (which resulted in the first known case of Azalium poisoning) they discovered that it wasn't elemental in any way, and was in fact just a fragile compound that was easily broken down. Unfortunately the breakdown process results in this really annoying poisonous gas, still called Azalium, which can cause hair problems and a tendency to listen to other awful music if it comes in contact with the eardrums. The doctor gave me a cup of immolation, told me to have a burning witch as soon as I got home, and put me on some sort of deicide for the rest of the week. It seems to be working. All I can say is, don't let it happen to you.

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Ok, the doctor said I have "Azalium poisoning" - apparently you get this through the ears. Azalium used to be on the periodic table - they thought it was some kind of metal, but not a heavy metal at all, a really light one. Then they realized it wasn't metal at all, but still thought it was an element, so they classified it below all the metals. Then due to some brave experiments (which resulted in the first known case of Azalium poisoning) they discovered that it wasn't elemental in any way, and was in fact just a fragile compound that was easily broken down. Unfortunately the breakdown process results in this really annoying poisonous gas, still called Azalium, which can cause hair problems and a tendency to listen to other awful music if it comes in contact with the eardrums. The doctor gave me a cup of immolation, told me to have a burning witch as soon as I got home, and put me on some sort of deicide for the rest of the week. It seems to be working. All I can say is, don't let it happen to you.
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This is the music I need to put up with people listening too in High school :/
Screw them, as long as you don't have to hear it too. It's bad for your health. But you're young and resilient, you should be fine. When I was your age I came into contact with some Mariah Carey and Bell Biv Devoe, but it didn't do any lasting damage.
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