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Verse 1

Across the flatlands we came out of nowhere special

 Like a peasant revolution - makeshift weapons in our hands

 We crashed the gates so hard we'd never heard that kind of sound before

 And braced ourselves for victory and the spoils of the land

 Defences melt away before our frozen blank surprise

 From the palace now we stare into a million waiting eyes

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 I've got my trophies on the wall, the heads I've hunted down the hall

 And I guard my winnings well, carry them with me when I fall

 Now the daylight hours pass like the people I have lost

 In the triumph of the hour, in the bloody cause - lust for power

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Verse 2

Like a vision she dances through the shafts of light

 Everything I've ever dreamed about focused true and bright

 And fortune opens up the ground, blackens out the sky

 I kissed her once, I kissed her twice but I couldn't remember why

 When I was young they taught me well to always play to win

 But they never said what happens when you've won the bloody game

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 And all desire is satisfied but still the hunt goes on

 It's funny how this feeling stays with all the reasons gone

Verse 3

 We've seen them fat and bloated those who once could hold a flame

 I've run for home and words gone by but nothing seems the same

 I can watch the world in secrecy from one side of this glass

 From the other my reflection and I don't know which is worse

 The streets are lined with glittering stores and a million fatted calves

 I can catch myself sometimes these days and all I do is laugh, laugh

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