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August 26, 2010 · 9:44 pm

Helveticans tried to do me in

I was in Lugano, Switzerland over the weekend
I was in Lugano, Switzerland over the weekend

Its so beautiful it looks fucking fake
Its so beautiful it looks fucking fake

There's nothing to do in a place in a place this pretty except just be there.
There’s nothing to do in a place in a place this pretty except just be there.

It feels like you're doing something, even though you're just gawking.
It feels like you’re doing something, even though you’re just gawking.

After that I went to Italy, which is just as goddamn pretty.
After that I went to Italy, which is just as goddamn pretty.

Lake Garda is massive and, according to my Italian friends, fascist
Lake Garda is massive and, according to my Italian friends, fascist

All I can testify to is that its the perfect color and temperature
All I can testify to is that its the perfect color and temperature

You gawk in Italy too, but its at the bilingual, erudite graffiti
You gawk in Italy too, but its at the bilingual, erudite graffiti

And the sheer number of Germans
And the sheer number of Germans

But mostly you just stand still and try to keep from spinning around to see it all at once.
But mostly you just stand still and try to keep from spinning around to see it all at once.

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