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Intro
Verse 1
lazy flies all hovering above
the magistrate, he puts on his gloves
and he looks to the clouds all pink and disheveled
there must be some blueprints, some creed of the devil
inscribed in our minds
Chorus 1
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
written in the dust
Verse 2
out in the mangroves the mynah birds cry
in the shadows of sulphur the trawlers drift by
they're chewing dried meat in a house of disrepute
the dust of opiates and syphilis patients
on brochure vacations
Chorus2
fear has a glare that traps you like searchlights
the puritans stare their souls are fluoresecent
the skin of a robot vibrates with pleasure
matrons and gigolos carouse in the parlor
their hand-grenade eyes invalid and blind
Interlude
(Play verse chords)
Chorus 3
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
written in the dust
Outro
(La la la over verse chords)
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