Empty Causes
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Everywhere you looked there was confusion, violence,
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drama and drugs
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So many righteous revolutionaries spouting
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utopian love
Pre-Chorus 1
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Everyone shrouded in purple haze
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Then one day they woke up from their dream state
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They found themselves no more at peace then before
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Older, meek and conformed
Chorus
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A bluster for the soul, a fix for the mind
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Cling to everything you find
Verse 2
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Well, the shots rang out like popcorn and the chief was hit
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and rushed out of sight
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The mohawk-chained, leather brigade rejoiced maliciously
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on that night
Pre-Chorus 2
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Someone cried out "Fuck the government"
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His mates couldn't define what he meant
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So no one gave him the time of day
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And the scene died away
Chorus
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A war for the body, an army in the mind
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Losing steam as time goes by
Bridge
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Could it be that everybody selfishly desires
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Their own personal retinue?
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And that causes are just manifestations of too much time,
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And far too little to do? Let's go!
Solo
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Chorus
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Direction for the soul, conviction for the mind
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Cling to it all, everything you find
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A war for the body and an army in the mind
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You've got yours and I've got miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine, alright
Outro
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