Intro
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Verse 1
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My god is better than yours.
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And the walls of my house are so thick I hear nothing at all.
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I followed you out in the storm but it carried you off.
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And I burned every picture of yours, was that not e-nough?
Verse 2
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My gun is bigger than yours,
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So let's arm the masses and see what the bastards do then.
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Walking tall once set us a-part, now we're down on all fours.
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Do you cry my name in the dark, like I do yours?
Chorus 1
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These storms are getting stronger now, trusses all bend and sway.
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Lightning hits, the power goes out in the fray.
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As the waves crash high and the shoreline disappears,
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I will scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here!"
Verse 3
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My dreams are not unlike yours,
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They long for the safety and break like a glass chande-lier.
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But there's laughter and oh there is love, just past the edge of our fears.
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And there's chaos when push comes to shove, but it's music to my ears.
Chorus 2
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May you be in heaven before the de-vil knows you're dead.
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May these winds be always at your back.
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'Cause when we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
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We will look at the ashes and say: "People lived here."
Bridge
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From the penthouse to the holy martyr,
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Sea to shining sea,
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From the coffins full of kindergarteners,
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Is this what you call free?
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From the hate that drips from all your crosses,
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Are your hands so clean?
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There's a wildfire and it's spreading far,
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From sea to shining sea.
Final Chorus
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When we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
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I will scream to the sky, yeah I'll scream to the sky,
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Yeah I'll scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here."