A Pack Of Lies

[Verse 2]
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Growing tired of being foreign, being spat on and shortchanged
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He demanded that she leave with him for the land from whence he came
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They were herded on like cattle to a ferry at high tide
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This unkempt, aging orphan and his helpless, dying bride
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But he left her at the other shore crying on the deck
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She was slumped against the rail as he had struck to free his neck
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And the customs shed was empty as he made his way inside
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C Bm (x3) Em
There were no chimpanzees in uniform to hear his pack of lies

[Bridge]
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Now she's ascending into heaven with contentment on her face
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And Holy God is there to greet and batter her into her place

[Verse 3]
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Ah but meanwhile back on Earth it seems the prodigal returned
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They're making him the chieftain and they've come to him to learn
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How the neighbours in the rich land made us steal and kill and lie
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And when they ask who culls the weaklings there he just shrugs and says, Not I!
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Though surrounded by diseases, I stood tall and kept my health
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I could have been important if I'd been somebody else
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The moral of this story is: This land's a victim-farm
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Don't you ever feed a beggar here, he'll eat your fucking arm
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And don't blaspheme the strong ones if you want to stay alive
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Em C Bm (x3) Em
Now smile and give them thanks when they say, Here's a pack of lies!