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is evil losing his edge? or has he realized what’s really important in life?

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The single cover kind of tips you off, but still . . .

As Evil was tooling down the road from the mountains yesterday, “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley popped up on his iPod. For the first time, Evil noticed the lyrics—and realized that they’re actually about being, you know, crazy. Crazy crazy.

Evil had always assumed the lyrics were about some woman making Cee-Lo craaaaaaazy. Seems a reasonable assumption, right? It was insanely popular in the clubs, and most Top 40 songs aren’t about mental incapacity and breakdowns. But there are tons of songs about women making men crazy, or crazy women and the men who love/fear them, or the craziness of romance in general.

But no—he’s talking about insanity. Madness. Humours.
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