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Shallow


Is he a man or no? Is she a lady or a woman? Are these the standard? Descended from the ultimate standard? Do we let those foreigners rule? Dear God, let it not be the standard long The ultimate standard? No religion? Your country has overflowed with it No religion? It has been with your rich land Has it no effect? Men have died for it No country has thrived for long without it. Rome? Rome is no more. Your Island has thrived for centuries No religion? You have deceived us We only know sex, hangovers, fun We know not love, good wine, joy I want more than what just feels right I want my LOVER. I loathe peace and love, man I loathe not peace and love I need to work, I need my laws Void is your course You are black, sucking in everything We are now red, we are white We do not want you Though we have the Ladies and the Ones We have the country, bless God We have creativity, we have insomnia They will help us back from captivity from them
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