People Live Here

Intro

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Verse 1

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My god is better than yours.

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And the walls of my house are so thick I hear nothing at all.

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I followed you out in the storm     but it carried you off.

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And I burned every picture of yours,      was that not e-nough?


Verse 2

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My gun is bigger than yours,

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So let's arm the masses and see what the bastards do then.

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Walking tall once set us a-part,    now we're down on all fours.

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Do you cry my name in the dark,     like I do yours?


Chorus 1

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These storms are getting stronger now, trusses all bend and sway.

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Lightning hits, the power goes out in the fray.

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As the waves crash high       and the shoreline disappears,

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I will scream to the sky:    "Hey, people live here!"


Verse 3

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My dreams are not unlike yours,

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They long for the safety and break like a glass chande-lier.

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But there's laughter and oh there is love, just past the edge of our fears.

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And there's chaos when push comes to shove, but it's music   to my ears.


Chorus 2

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May you be in heaven before the de-vil knows you're dead.

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May these winds be always   at your back.

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'Cause when we're all just ghosts  and the madness overtakes us,

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We will look at the ashes and say: "People lived here."


Bridge

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From the penthouse to the holy martyr,

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Sea to   shining sea,

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From the coffins full of kindergarteners,

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Is this what you call free?

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From the hate that drips from all your crosses,

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Are your hands so clean?

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There's a wildfire   and it's spreading far,

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From sea to   shining sea.


Final Chorus

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When we're all just ghosts  and the madness overtakes us,

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I will scream to the sky,   yeah I'll scream to the sky,

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Yeah I'll scream to the sky:   "Hey, people live here."