Victory Lap

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When the flames engulfed
The home of the brave
Stampede toward the border was in vain
                      F
Faces palmed, faces paled
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As the wall they said would make them great could not be scaled

Cm
When the free-market
Fundamentalist steps on a roadside bomb outside Kandahar
Bleeding to death
                F
I swear to Ayn Rand
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I’ll ask if he needs an invisible hand

Cm
You say not all cops
You say not all men
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Yeah, you insist it’s only 99%
                                A#
There’s nothing new for you to learn
         F                             Cm
Ok, sit back, relax, and watch it all burn!

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The colossal waste of energy
Talent upon the talented
Freedom upon the free
                           A#
This whole damn beautiful life
F                    Cm
Wasted on you... and me

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God, are you there? It’s me. In the denim jacket
Are you receiving my prayers through the noise and cosmic static?
God, are you there?!
Can you confirm I’m on the right goddamn planet?!
     D#                F
The day the rapture came
     D#          C
A forgettable event
D#
The clouds, they opened up
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And not a single person went.
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To the chromatic whistle of a carousel calliope
               D#            A#                  G#
Stomp the citizens of our clown, idiot, dingbat society
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