The Ballad Of A Crystal Man
Key: DEnglish
Intro
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Verse
GWalk along and Ctalk along,
And Glive your lives quite Dfreely.
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But Gleave our children Cwith their toys,
Of Gpeppermint and Dcandy.
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Chorus
For Gseagull, I don't Cwant your wings,
GI don't want your Dfreedom, in a Glie.
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Verse
Your Gthoughts they are of Charlequin,
Your Gspeeches of quick-Dsilver.
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I Gread your faces Clike a poem,
Ka-Gleidoscope of Dhate words.
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Chorus
Verse
On the Gquilted battle-Cfields of soldiers,
G Dazzling made of Dtoy tin.
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The Gbig bomb, like a Cchild's hand,
Could Gsweep them dead just Dso to win.
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Chorus
Verse
GAs you fill your Cglasses,
With the Gwine of murdered DNegroes.
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G Thinking not of Cbeauty that,
G Spreads like morning Dsun-glow.
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Chorus
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I Gpray your dreams of Cvivid screams,
Of Gchildren dying Dslowly.
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And Gas you polish Cup your guns,
Your Greal self be re-Dflecting.
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Chorus
Verse
G Vietnam; your Clatest game,
You're Gplaying with your Dblackest Queen.
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G Damn your souls and Ccurse your grins,
I Gstand here with a Dfading dream.
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Chorus