1. |
Margaret
04:14
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Margaret
You wouldn't have made it
We were all stuck at home
You'd have been all alone
Margaret
You were a butterfly
Making friends all your life
Even on your way to die
Margaret
You wouldn't have made it
Your foresight must have been pretty good
You got out as quick as you could
2020 I see you now
Everything makes sense somehow
It's absurd, it's a test
Margaret wouldn't want any of this
2020 yeah coming in clear
No idea where we go from here
It's absurd, I expect no less
Margaret wouldn't want any of this
Margaret
When I saw you cry
I was scared to comfort you
And I don't know why
Margaret
You vanished before our eyes
One day lilting deliberately
The next day paralyzed
Margaret
We're at your bedside
Can you hear us?
We came to say goodbye
2020 I see you now
Everything makes sense somehow
It's absurd, it's a test
Margaret wouldn't want any of this
2020 yeah coming in clear
No idea where we go from here
It's absurd, I expect no less
Margaret wouldn't want any of this
Margaret
There's no time to mourn
Onto the next tragedy
Since the day we're born
Margaret
You wouldn't have made it
We were all stuck at home
You'd have been all alone
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2. |
Lost My Mind
03:17
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I lost my mind
I lost my mind
I lost my mind
When you left me
It just takes time
It just takes time
It just takes time
They said to me
I'm doing fine
I'm doing fine
I'm doing fine
But underneath
Capsizing
I'm dying
Clinging to these
memories of you
Capsizing
I'm crying
Everyday
For two months
Will you come back to me
I lost my mind
I lost my mind
I lost my mind
When you left me
I gave you time
I gave you time
I gave you time
I set you free
I'm doing fine
I'm doing fine
I'm doing fine
But underneath
Capsizing
I'm drowning
Catching my breath
Between bottles and bottles
Capsizing
I'm sliding
Deeper and deeper
Into Cycles and cycles
Will you come back to me
I going out of my mind
I gave you all this time
Why aren't you here?
Is it not enough?
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3. |
Alt-right Haircut
03:58
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One day some skinheads grew out their hair
Put on ties and clean underwear
Look like someone you could bring home to mom
plant little seeds yeah they're just a timebomb
Get all these victims who never had girlfriends
And all these losers who thought they should win
point out the people, tell them it's all their fault
You got the short-end what has privilege brought
You got that alt-right haircut now
Watch out, they're gonna put thoughts in your head
Interpret those books that you've never read
Put you in a uniform, wrap you in a flag
and on that dummy head a red leprosy rag
So sad to see you march in lock-step
Soundbytes and memes fill an education gap
Your grandfathers would be rolling in their graves
If they'd seen what you've became
You got that alt-right haircut now
You say, "I'm not bad, just doing my part"
The guy next to you has got a swastika on his heart
Waving a flag from a country that doesn't exist
When they stop the brainwash you're really gonna be pissed
Unfortunately I don't know how this ends
If I've learned anything it won't be good my friends
They have a propaganda wing and the hype man he's on top
Should have ended in 45, but history just won't stop
You got that alt-right haircut now
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