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I never asked for more than just what I have 
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Now, what more can I do with that 
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I see this fall to come, it's crashing all around 
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No, I don't think that there's time to waste 
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The last time was simply a little taste 
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Now, I think it's just a matter of time 
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Wide awake, we step to the fall point 
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Never had thought I'd see this 
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Why, why, empire cannot last forever 
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside 
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Why, empire cannot last forever 
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside 
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        Just because we all had our part to play 
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Doesn't guarantee us just one more day 
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We've seen the cost before, it's far too much to pay 
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Desperate times require desperate measures now 
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Ask a free man and he'll show you how 
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Our fathers paved the way for us to lash out 
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Wide awake, we step to the fall point 
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Never had thought I'd see this 
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Why, why, empire cannot last forever 
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside 
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Keynesianism, live the lie 
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Trapped in this prison, destroying lives 
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Wide awake, we step to the fall point 
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Never had thought I'd see this 
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Why Why.. asing Why, why, empire cannot last forever 
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside 
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Why, empire cannot last forever 
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside