The Revolution is Dead

from Destroy Language by Ian Downey Is Famous

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Now you're older and wiser
But I will never be
And the flag you hang for freedom
Never meant for me
You say you'll change the system from the inside
But you know you are a liar
Because the outside of the system doesn't exist
So there can't be an inside either
Now raise the salute with the gun in your hand
Aim for your temple and fire

Because the revolution is dead
I cut off its head
I nibbled at its ear
And it found a new career
To be a part per billion
Dissolved into the solution
Oh well the revolution is dead
Long live the revolution

So we'll turn the screw of revolution
And we'll turn it upside down
We'll turn all your sad smiles
Into our happy frowns
The past becomes the future
As the winners lose
And we make up everything true
But you know it would have worked
If it hadn't been for you

Because the revolution is dead
I cut off its head
I nibbled at its ear
And it found a new career
And I'll never collaborate in any final solution
The revolution is dead
Long live the revolution

Well the revolution is dead
I cut off its head
I nibbled at its ear
And it found a new career
Because I'd rather be part of the problem than part of the solution
The revolution is dead
Long live the revolution

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from Destroy Language, released December 13, 2018

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