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Surrounded By Spies

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Surrounded By Spies

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I saw you jump from a burning building

I saw you jump from a burning building

I’ve seen you move like Elvis set on fire

I’ve seen you move like Elvis set on fire

This search for meaning is killing me

This search for meaning is killing me

This search for meaning is killing me

This search for meaning

Ping pong ball at the back of my throat

Ping pong ball at the back of my throat

And I won't be spoken to like that

And I won't be spoken to like that

Suspicious bag on the platform

Suspicious bag on the platform

Suspicious bag on the platform

Suspicious bag on the platform

Ex-drummer’s nose stuck in the past

Ex-drummer’s nose stuck in the past

Found dead behind the wheel of a car

Found dеad behind the wheel of a car

World leadеr going under the knife

World leader going under the knife

Stage four

Stage two

Stage three

Stage four

Stage two

Stage three

We go to Sweden in the back of a cab

We go to Sweden in the back of a cab

And every picture house is empty

And every picture house is empty

I gave my heart

Now I want it back

I gave my heart

Now I want it back

I gave my heart

Now I want it back

I gave my heart

Now I want it back

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

Dead fly on the national anthem

Dead fly on the national anthem

Dead fly on the national anthem

Dead fly on the national anthem

I see faces on the bathroom floor

I see faces on the bathroom floor

I see faces on the bathroom floor

Come on over and I'll show you more

Where are you now

When I need you the most

(Shut up)

Where are you now

When I need you the most

(Shut up)

Where are you now

When I need you the most

(Shut up)

Where are you now

When I need you the most

(Shut up)

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

I am surrounded by spies

Spies

Spies

Spies

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