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Artist: New Model Army
Canonical path: /new-model-army/history
Related lyric paths: 6
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History
Read History lyrics by New Model Army on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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History
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I know that it happened, I know that story
But that was years and years ago
Still you're pushing and still you're claiming
The pound of flesh you say I owe
Ch: We've already paid for it
We've already strung for it
We've already died for it
Why can't you leave us alone?
There is no whitewash, there's no conspiracy
You're not a victim anymore
I know it's easy to be a loser
If you spill acid in your sores
Ch: We've already paid for it . . .
Bring in the hard men, bring in the armoury
If escalation's what you want
Everybody needs an enemy
But I don't want to be yours
Ch: We've already paid for it . . .
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