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Dry Drunk Emperor (2005 Recording)
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Baby boy
Dying under hot desert sun
Watch your colors run
Did you believe the lie they told you
That Christ would lead the way
And in a matter of days
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He'd hand us victory?
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Did you buy the bull they sold you
That the bullets and the bombs
And all the strong arms
Would bring home security?
All eyes upon
The dry drunk emperor
Gold cross, God skull and bones
Mock and smile, he's been
Standing naked for a while
Get him gone, get him gone, get him gone
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And bring all his thieves to trial
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Then bear false promise and bear dream
Watch it turn to steam
And rise into the nose of some cross-legged god
God who'd make our end times sort of meet
Oh, unconventional disgrace
Shield the children's face
And with all the money he makes
Spare the massively poor and take
In a scramble for mastery
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Attaboy, get 'em with your gun
Till Mr. Megaton tells us when we've won
Or what we're gonna leave undone
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All eyes upon
The dry drunk emperor
Gold cross, God skull and bones
Mock and smile, he's been
Standing naked for a while
Get him gone, get him gone, get him gone
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And bring all his thieves to trial
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What if all the fathers and the sons
Went marching with their guns
And drawn on Washington?
That would seal the deal
Show that they wasn't real
This supposedly evil
What if all the bleeding hearts
Took it on themselves
And made a brand new start?
Oh, Indians bumping off their skis
And Euro's on the White House
Be the heroes and their steed
Oh, grab your pipe and your gun
Grab your poker tongue
Let's meet on the lawn
Put down this democracy
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