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Sloboda Narodu
03:13
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SLOBODA NARODU
There's nothing gracious about our kind
They've got it wrong
No stars aligned
When out of patience
Is your constant state of mind
Crashing down
Like rain on steel
Listen to me
They've no idea
Anticipation is not a friend
Cause at the end
We can't pretend
You be the friend
Help me now
But don't ask for patience
Cause we just don't have the time
Freedom now
Freedom now
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Swedish Guns
05:35
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SWEDISH GUNS
What's that in the air?
The Swedish guns
And what's that right there?
That's Swedish guns
Let's have a second look
It's Swedish guns
Must be by the book
It's Swedish guns
And guess what came to town
The Swedish guns
And guess what burned it down
The Swedish guns
And every life they took
With Swedish guns
Now everywhere you look
It's Swedish guns
When you want something done
When you want something done
Just take me by the hand
We'll make them understand
If you want something done
Get Swedish guns
Take care of someone
Get Swedish guns
You need a helping hand
Get Swedish guns
Secure a piece of land
Get Swedish guns
They should turn around
The Swedish guns
And force us to the ground
With Swedish guns
Cause who can be to blame
For Swedish guns
A clue it's in the name
A diabolic shame
When you want something done
When you want something done
Just take me by the hand
We'll make them understand
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3. |
We Got Game
04:14
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WE GOT GAME
There's a choice
To be made
We never used to blindly disobey
Make some noise
Never fade
Retrace the steps of millions before us
What is fair to get ahead?
It's not an even game if you can't bid
They don't care
Never did
If we want it we will have to take it from the overfed
We got game
And we were put to shame
Acting kind
So we came to speak our minds
And what else
What else
What else could we do?
Jumpcut
Horses
Riots
You keep talking middle ground
So sick of hearing about that middle ground
That is it
You can't go 'round
There's just no other middle to be found
Like with this bunch of racist loons
The kind of guy you wouldn't like to spoon
If in power
One whisky sour
And everyone I love would be jailed within the hour
So...
We got game
And we were put to shame
Acting kind
So we have changed our minds
And now what?
Now what?
Now what will they do?
Jumpcut
Horses
Riots
Is it true?
Laser beam
Swat team
Not a dream
I believe Paris Grey
Singing "the sun will chase the clouds away"
I believe what they say
Because I want and have to believe that way
Is it true?
Paycuts
Gunshots
Riots
Yes it's true
Mind you
It's true
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4. |
Thieves Of State
01:16
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Occupied
07:19
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OCCUPIED
If a sky has never been golden
This was the morning
Untied shoes and a lot to loose
As you went downtown
High on meaning
And the illusion of shared goals and values
Armed with cigarettes and innocence
You went down down down
Down down down
Down down down
It's a shame
How some people claim
To be one thing or another
When in fact it's nothing but an act
And you're on your own
Disguised as kind
Faking true intent
He would declare his love for Sarah
"No need to spend time on documents boys
Come down down down
Down down down
Down down down"
You were taken hostage with no war in sight
Robbed of youth and freedom
But when you signed on the dotted line
You had no idea
He poked some holes in the lid so you could breathe
Always so unselfish
And to this day he still feels that way
No sign of remorse
You get the hose
If you oppose
We all wish there was a hell for some people
Some kind of retribution
You want him freed from his arms and legs,
cash and crown and frown
But as you know that's not the way it goes
When was it ever?
Because wicked people thrive
While the likes of you go down
Down down down
Down down down
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THIS THING WAS BOUD TO HAPPEN
I'm walking the left hand path
It's my contribution to the political debate
I thought this time they'd disappear
Now I just want to get out of here
Suffocate this fear
But you know
This thing was bound to happen
This thing was bound to happen
This thing was bound to happen
This thing was bound to happen
I drink Cuba Cola
It's my contribution to the political debate
My silent cheer for a change
When I'd rather shoot up the stock exchange
Cause you're in my rifle range
Yes you
This thing was bound to happen
This thing was bound to happen
This thing was bound to happen
This thing was bound to happen
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Can't Be Guilty
04:35
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CAN'T BE GUILTY
If I'm innocent when I dream
Then I'll be dreaming
Don't wake me
I'm not even here
Not even death could lay its hands on me
I'm fast asleep and can't be guilty
Wake me when the dust has settled
Then just give it to me straight
Is there anything that's left?
And kill me if there's cause for weeping
Until then I will be sleeping
Not even death could lay its hands on me
I'm fast asleep and can't be guilty
Please don't let me know what's coming
If you should find a way to
Not even if it comes for us
Because by the time that it does
It will be so much stronger than the two of us
But you could close your eyes and go to sleep with me
As long as we do we can't be guilty
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Committed to the Cause
05:47
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COMMITTED TO THE CAUSE
We're here to work
Not break free
We're here to hurt
Endlessly
Cause when our pain is over
It's someone else's turn
No point in staying sober
If we're gonna burn
And they're never gonna give up
Never ever gonna give up
No they're never give it up
Oh no
Committed to the cause
Take this heart
Take this soul
Just spare parts
On the dole
Where to blow it
Is to not achieve
But better a failed poet
Than a legalized thief
Cause they're never gonna give it up
Never gonna give it up
No they're never gonna give it up
Oh no
Committed to the cause
And they're never gonna give it up
Never gonna give it up
No they're never gonna give it up
Oh no
Committed to the cause
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9. |
Running out of Love
03:30
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Teach Me To Forget
06:08
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TEACH ME TO FORGET
I need to break free from a memory
Make it two
No three is all I need
I've got to leave this penitentiary
Because it's killing me
It's killing me
I've been strung out since the turn of the century
But regretably it's all clear to me
Still clear to me
So teach me to forget
You're never tortured by regrets
And teach me to forget
Because baby you're so god at it
Please teach me to forget
Because I've got nothing but regrets
And teach me to forget
Don't hesitate
Just press reset
I want to block a certain memory
That of you and me
And your blunt superiority
A teacher of the elementary
God how that gets to me
But maybe you never knew?
Because you're a professional forgetter too
It's what you choose to do
To avoid accountability
So teach me to forget
You're never tortured by regrets
And teach me to forget
Because baby you're so god at it
Please teach me to forget
Because I've got nothing but regrets
And teach me to forget
Don't hesitate
Just press reset
Please teach me to forget
Because I've got nothing but regrets
And teach me to forget
Because baby you're so god at it
Now teach me to forget
You're never tortured by regrets
And teach me to forget
Embarrassments and moral depts
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