Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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The desert dust was rising from a military convoy
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As it ran into the city
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dodged among the car bombs
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For the cam eras of the tourists in the
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foxhole inn
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Verse 2
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In the shadows of the ghetto
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there's a man beneath a blanket
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Being kicked into the basement
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with his hands behind his head
They read him his confession,
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he agrees in his confusion
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Then he asks for absolution
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Verse 3
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the voice of the diplomat
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He's running around in circles
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word of the journalist
Verse 4
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holy men and holy wars
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I wish that I was far away from
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here... away... away
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holy men and holy wars
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I wish that I was far away from here... away... away
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Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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the fearless freedom fighter
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About jet fighters and missiles
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and the way the east was won
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In the street the flags are burning for the women
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And the schoolboys fire machine guns
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for the man from CNN
Verse 6
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in the voice of the diplomat
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He's running around in circles
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of the journalist
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He's seen it all before
Verse 7
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He's had enough of holy
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I wish that I was far away from
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here... away... away
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Well I've had enough of
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I wish that I was far away from
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here... away... away
Verse 8
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general an d a contract
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For the network man's exclusive
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and the sponsors campaign plan
In the headlights of the limo
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there's a smiling politician
Verse 9
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For once they lock you up they
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never really set you free
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I wish that I was far away from
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here... away... away
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holy men and holy wars
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I wish that I was far away from here... away... away... away
Outro 1
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