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The Presets
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(Chorus) AO Children mustn't know that we're living in a city that's built on bones AO All the army goes 'please enjoy this city before it explodes' AO Here we here we go it's a pity it's a feeling I can't control AO The children mustn't know this is adults only Adults only * 2
Kookaburra sits in a tree I named You can feel the sorrow I can feel the shame Because there's no-one laughing round here no more but he
I flew back to the coast on new years day Little plane tossed around by a southerly And when I stepped outside the streets were clean
But I know deep down Lies undiscovered Hass the bone foundation of a town corrupted Under creaking piers Under iron cover Pass the concrete crown of a million lovers Pass strutting it swagger Under coreless rubble Pass torn down shanties of forgotten troubles Through its ills and evils Pass rants and ravings Lies the cold dark soul of an emerald city, I
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Walking through the streets I can feel its sting Metal blue snakes screaming round this head I'm in Keeps railing all the way to bed
And from the time it sleeps to its dawn awake Citiy's dreams rang out like a melody “I finally recognise the tune” he said
Through fears and fervour Pass lies and secrets Of ink stain panic stricken 5 star heathens Under storms of hell Through tropical fevers Excitement of the first days of bushfire seasons All this planning disasters Monuments to the masters And the dog dark dealings of its backroom bastards Every long lost dream Every failed endeavour Every ice beer trail of a rum rebellion
Now I, huddle these feelings of pity Watching new years colours rain down on the city Where on beautiful beaches suffer photo ops To watch schizophrenic tourists get shot by cops Generation of kids with the toughest teeth Still haunted by the visions of shocking ink Where little old ladies die afraid and alone Now surrounded by yuppies small bars and coke, I
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