High Pressure Low
Intro:
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There was a high pressure low developing off the coast of Africa,
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uplift in the atmosphere pushed waves
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across the ocean towards Antilles and Bon Air.
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I paced in Agitation.
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I drew the curtains closed.
I turned the air conditioner on.
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I pressed a warm wash cloth to my face.
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Somewhere out there a hurricane was coming.
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There's just no future left for us to dream of,
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living in an era of instability.
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So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
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fear breeds in honest men.
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It's a high pressure low.
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It's a high pressure low.
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7 missiles flying over the sea of japan.
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Tales of feral children sleeping in wolf dens.
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And the pious preacher commands.
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I hold my breath in anticipation.
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Into the shelter of the jungle noble savages run.
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Vestal virgins triumph over life long inhibitions.
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And I wonder, what is real? What is fiction?
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There's just no future left for us to dream of,
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living in an era of instability.
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So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
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fear breeds in honest men.
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It's a high pressure low.
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It's a high pressure low.
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Would anyone forgive Robert McNamara?
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In retrospect he had to admit;
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there was mistake in going to war without first asking all the questions.
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Yes, Robert Strange McNamara,
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there are those who just cannot forget.
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And I wonder, have I lost my own compassion?
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There's just no future left for us to dream of,
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living in an era of instability.
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So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
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fear breeds in honest men.
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It's a high pressure low.
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It's a high pressure low.
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It's a high pressure low.
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It's a high pressure low.
Outro:
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