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united state of grace

from see thru songs by The Penguin Party

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Seems to me you passed me in the night
And floated out of sight
A ship of fools left floundering around then run aground
An island far away
Where no one wants to stay
But no one ever leaves in case the current drags them down

There's no way you can win this inhuman race
What we need's a reunited state of grace
And I think we'll end up in the self-same place
We'll be in a re united state of grace

Seems a big hand parted the Dead Sea
Supporting you and me
And we were lost and tossed to our great cost internally
When we hit the beach
Our home was out of reach
The blind giving the bland a guiding hand and eyes to see

And I think we'll end up in the self-same place
See you in a reunited state of grace
From the shrapnel made of bits of broken heart
Thrown together just as we were thrown apart

No man is an island; don't surround yourself with sharks
Tell her all your sweetest nothings; leave out all your sour remarks
You don't have to both be diamonds, you don't have to both be rocks
Don't lock up your hearts of gold in separate vaults with separate locks
Use your gentlest persuasions, don't use blackmail and bribes
Tell her all your juicy stories, leave out all your pithy jibes

No way can we both win this inhuman race
Head towards a reunited state of grace
We can turn the other cheek and not lose face
We'll be in a reunited state of grace
From the shrapnel made of bits of broken heart
Thrown together just as we were thrown apart
Two directions up the same old piece of track
One way forward 'cos you know you can't go back

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from see thru songs, released January 1, 2008
Words by Dave Milligan
Music by Dave Milligan & Gareth Hall)

Instruments and vocals by Dave Milligan
except
bass, guitar, dmx and drone - Gareth Hall

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