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Verse 1

 In this present state of grace

 I hold my head up high

 Though the water damage froze

 Another flood will soon be by

Here and now is all we'll be

 So it's this present state of grace I offer thee

Chorus 1

 Welcome home to the men

 And the women who defend

 Back to their lives and the lies

 Shat on them by government

 Through the barbs and the pokes

 And the ones we'd like to choke

 It's this present state of grace I offer thee

Instrumental

Verse 2

In this present state of grace

A poor man robbed me blind

Though I offered him the cash

He said 'don't insult my pride'

To each their own

We're just flesh and bone

An this present state of grace I offer thee

Verse 3

In this present state of grace

I saw the wall capsize

And through the banks they fell

Into the swelling tide

Let them eat cake

For our mistakes

And this present state of grace I offer thee

Chorus 2

So let's sing goodbye to Auld Lang Syne

Under the carpet sweep behind

Where passengers making turns

Towards the coming great divide

The true prophet never spoke

He just smiles and saw the joke

And this present state of grace I offer thee

Bridge

 'Cause only life, yeah only life has loneliness to sell

 So celebrate, yeah live your life, live it and raise hell

 The true prophet never spoke

 He just smiled and saw the joke

 And this present state of grace we creatures need

Instrumental

similar to above

 Yeah, it's this present state of grace we creatures need