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Artist: Bad Religion
Canonical path: /bad-religion/candidate
Related lyric paths: 6
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Candidate
Read Candidate lyrics by Bad Religion on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Candidate
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As I walk along this road
Paved with human kindness
I can never forget the price you paid
I'm an actor on a role
An artificial virus
I'm your daddy, I'm your disgrace
I say kid just move along
You don't wan't it - don't need it
Your politics just breed despair
I salute an empty flag of ancient tribalism
And trust me nobody cares
For I am your candidate
I am bloody lips and makeup
I'm your caliphate opioids and mutilation
A celebrity and my name is competition
I've come to bear your pain and I can make it go
Away, I'll make it go away, I'll make it go away
Believers dupes and clowns I want you all to gather 'round
To glorify ignorance and fear
I dispense misinformation to a post-truth generation
My darlings don't shed a tear
For I am your candidate
I am bloody lips and makeup
I'm your caliphate opiods and revelation
An hermaphrodite in restrooms and service stations
I truly feel your pain and I can make it go
Away, I'll make it go away, I'll make it go away
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