Under The Gun

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[Verse]
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All of the neighbours went and closed their eagle eyes
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Stacked one by one and floor by floor
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The halls are empty, nothing left but our goodbyes
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Behind a heavy door

[Verse]
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And I know that you're tired
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And it's been a long week
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I know that the sun is steady on the rise
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Is this the last time
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I'll hold you in my arms?
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I would like nothing more than to see your open eyes

[Chorus]
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What do people under the gun say?
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This trouble, it was born on a Monday
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Maybe we'll look back on this one day and we will laugh again

[Verse]
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Once several years ago, we spoke for the first time
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Lonely in a crowded room
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Looking for trouble or an exit or a sign
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Knowing you'd find it soon

[Verse]
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And you said you were happy
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You said you were moving
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You said that you knew it was time to leave New York
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But this is a city
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That showed you the next way
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And I said, "I bet you will find that hard to ignore"

[Chorus]
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What do people under the gun choose?
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You know just as many as I do
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Take the chance and hope someday, win or lose, we will laugh again

[Verse]
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It's nearly the next day
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It's nearly the new world
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It's nearly the funny glow behind the window pane
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But nearly is not now
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And nearly is not here
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And so for now, all things are clearly just the same

[Chorus]
D              C            G
What do people under the gun know?
D              C          G
Tell me how to hurt so it won't show
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Think about a day when you will not go and we'll laugh again