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Solve it for me one more time.

by Andy Parkin

Solve it One More Time Hit me Baby one more time
Oh Direct Methods, Oh Direct Methods
Oh Direct Methods, how was I supposed to know
This structure is a hard one
Oh Direct Methods, The structure is in the centro-
symmetric group P bar one
All my cell axes are massive
And my asymmetric units huge, with Z of 8

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The peaks are broad, and streaky (oh shite)
It just diffracts to ten degrees (ten degrees!)
The phase problem makes me lose my mind
give me a sign, Solve it for me one more time!

Oh Direct Methods, without solutions from you
Refinement tricks are useless
I can’t work dirdif, I’m banking on sir92
I told Simon I’d done this

How come all my other structures
Have been solved by default accept procedures, press return

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Oh direct methods, how was I supposed to know
you wouldn’t work, my computer works so slow
I must confess I thought the progress
in technology
would help crystallography
to measure phases
and give me a sign, solve it for me one more time

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I must confess (there’s no progress)
I thought the progress
(Please don’t kill me) in technology
(Default accept) would help (Carriage return)
crystallography
To measure phases (I lose my mind)
And give me a sign...
SOLVE IT FOR ME ONE MORE TIME
Oh baby baby, Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to know
that something wasn't right here
Oh baby baby, I shouldn't have let you go
and now you're out of sight, yeah
show me how you want it to be
tell me baby cuz I need to know now, oh because

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My loneliness is killin me (and I)
I must confess I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
give me a sign, hit me baby one more time!

Oh baby baby, the reason I breathe is you
Boy you've got me blinded
Oh pretty baby, there's nothin that I wouldn't do
that's not the way I planned it

Show me how you want it to be
tell me baby cuz I need to know now, oh because

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Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to know
Oh pretty baby, I shouldn't have let you go
I must confess that my loneliness
is killin me now
don't you know I still believe
that you will be here
and give me a sign, hit me baby one more time

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I must confess (my loneliness)
that my loneliness
(is killing me) Is killing me now
(I must confess) Don't you (I still believe)
know I still believe
that you will be here (I lose my mind)
And give me a sign...
HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME