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Artist: Industry
Canonical path: /industry/state-of-the-nation
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State of the Nation
Read State of the Nation lyrics by Industry on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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State of the Nation
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I see them marching off to war
They're looking so heroic
I'm told they won't be gone for long
But that's a lie and they know it
Ten thousand gone, they won't return
Never to be seen again
Strategic games are all we learn
In the ends, well they say
Don't you worry about the situation
(A message from the telephone)
They're out there fighting for the state of the nation
(And waiting for the chance to come home)
They're always off to fight the allied nation
(And realise they're fighting alone)
When nights smear memories fade to dust
We'll get back on our feet again
This war has nothing to do with us
But somehow we're so involved in it
Well, don't you worry about the situation
(A message from the telephone)
They're out there fighting for the state of the nation
(And waiting for the chance to come home)
Don't you worry about the situation
(A message from the telephone)
They're always off to fight the allied nation
(And realise they're fighting alone)
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place, I don't want to be anywhere else
There's no place, I don't want to be anywhere else
There's no place, I don't want to be anywhere else
There's no place, I don't want to be anywhere else
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place, I don't want to be anywhere
Don't you worry about the situation
They're out there fighting for the state of the nation
Don't you worry about the situation
(A message from the telephone)
They're always off to fight the allied nation
(And realise they're fighting alone)
They're out there fighting for the state of the nation
(And waiting for the chance to come home)
They're always off to fight the allied nation
(And realise they're fighting alone)
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
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