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Introduction:
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Ancient holy wars, dead religions, holocausts
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New regimes, old ideas, that's now myth, that's now real
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Original sin, genetic fate, revolution, spinning plates
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It's important to stay informed the commentary to comment on
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Oh, and no one ever really knows you when life is brief
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so I've heard, but what's that got to do with this black hole and me?
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ooohh ooohh ooohh oohhh
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ooohh ooohh ooohh oohhh
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Age-old gender roles, infotainment, capital,
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golden bows and mercury, bohemian nightmare, Dust Bowl Chic
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This documentary is lost on me, satirical news, free energy,
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mobile lifestyle, loveless sex, independence, happiness
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Oh, and no one ever knows the real you when life is brief -
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so I've heard, but what's that got to do with this atom bomb and me?
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ooohh ooohh ooohh oohhh
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ooohh ooohh ooohh oohhh
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Colosseum, families, the golden era of TV,
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eunuch sluts, consumer slaves, a rose by any other name
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carbon footprint, incest dreams, fuck the mother in the green
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planet cancer, sweet revenge, isolation, all nine friends
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Oh, and love is just an institution based on human frailty,
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but what's your paradise got to do with Adam and me?
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Maybe love is just an economy based on resource scarcity,
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but what I fail to see is what that's got to do with you and me