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Orchid Children
04:48
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Their hair was long past their shoulders
And they were dancing in the mud and the rain
They were swimming in their victory flush
That they started washing down the drain
They were deaf in poetic ecstasy of love
Holding hands and singing We Shall Overcome
But now they’re doing lines on an old McDonald’s bag
With Jack and quaaludes to keep them numb
That’s what happens
When you leave Orchid Children out
They crumble into dust
That’s what happens
Just a pawn to the elite
It happened to them, it could happen to us
Their story’s clichéd, it's boring
They heeded their commercial vices
Just for an easy shot of dopamine
And the rising cost of cutting prices
Although they once were caring people, tried to change their worlds
They were swallowed up and chewed right out again
Continued in that cycle and then jumped off the bridge
Just for a footnote and a flash on CNN
That’s what happens
When you leave Orchid Children out
They crumble into dust
That’s what happens
Just a pawn to the elite
It happened to them, it could happen to us
That’s what happens
When you leave Orchid Children out
They crumble into dust
That’s what happens
Just a pawn to the elite
It happened to them, it could happen to us
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Waiting to Move
03:57
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I was crawling away, asleep at the wheel
Collapsed at the side of the road
Were you running away from the smoking battlefield?
Were you gonna leave me in the cold?
No I’m not waiting to move
You’re standing here looking for me
But I won’t go running to you
Why did you close your eyes when the sun turned off the light?
You cashed in your chips and ran away
But now you’re back once the book’s been closed and the time is right
Or was there something more to say?
No I’m not waiting to move
You’re standing here looking for me
But I won’t go running to you
I said I won’t go running
But I can’t stop running
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Drop me in the ocean where you can’t follow me
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Drop me in the ocean where you can’t follow me
Oh, pick me up, set me down in the sea
Lay me on my back and I know I’ll be free
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