House on a Hill
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House on a Hill - The Pretty Reckless
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Our impulses are being redirected.
We are living in an artificially induced state of consciousness that resembles sleep.
The poor and the under class are growing. Racial justice and human rights are non-existent.
They have created a repressive society. And we their unwilling accomplishments.
Their intention to rule rests with their annihilation of consciousness.
Intro:
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Somewhere in the end of all this hate
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There's a light ahead that shines into this
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Grave that's in the end of all this pain
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In the night ahead, there's a light upon this
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House on a hill
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Living, living still
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Their intention is to kill and they will, they will
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But the children are doing fine
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I think about them all the time
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Until they drink the wine and they will, they will, they will
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Somewhere in the end we're all insane
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To think that light ahead will save us from this
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Grave that's in the end of all this pain
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In the night ahead, there's a light upon this
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House on a hill
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Living, living still
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Their intention is to kill and they will, they will
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But the children are doing fine
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I think about them all the time
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Until they drink the wine and they will, they will, they will
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I am not afraid, I won't burn out in this place
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My intention is to fade and I will, I will
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In this house on a hill
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The dead are living still
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Their intention is to kill and they will, they will
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Keep your children safe inside, out of pocket, out of mind
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Until they drink the wine and they will, they will, they will
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Bbm F# C#/Db G#/Ab (x4) Fade out