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The National Anthem Of Nowhere
David J
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You've been looking for the words, the words to set you free
Searching for the music to the anthem of your country
You've courted the sublime, you've courted the absurd
You've disbelieved in what you've seen
You've disbelieved in all you've heard
Prayed to a vague god above
Slipped your fingers from the tyrant's glove
Now you're looking for the words
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Now you're stranded on the shore beached like a big blue whale
Stranded on this shore where the cold north winds prevail
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You've steered clear of the hunter's steel harpoon
And yet you've still landed in a dinosaur lagoon
You've had a brush with fate
Blooded your hands over hate
Now you're looking for a word
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What's the word?
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If I said the word was love, would you agree?
Or would you shake your head?
Cock a snook and laugh at me? Would you?
Well, cynicism's easy and as far as I can see
Unfashionable love could be the only thing to set you free
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You've been living in the city, nailed to a neon cross
Pondering the stars without a coin to toss
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Made a play for heaven, got a pay off straight from hell
Assassinated the angel ringing that celestial bell
Now you're kissing the Devil's hand
Seems like the closest thing to dry land
Since you've been looking for the words
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But the Devil won't set you free
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He keeps the monkey in the tree
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Only one thing gonna set you free
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The national anthem of nowhere
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The national anthem of nowhere
The national anthem of nowhere is playing
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