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Artist: Sex Gang Children
Canonical path: /sex-gang-children/the-crack-up
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The Crack Up
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The Crack Up
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The time is here for the exile of all our sons
Who believe us when we say that we love you
But we must leave you
For there's a time and a place to die
The boy called roy up against the wall
Body was naked, shaking arms in despair
All they gave him was the hole in his head
For there's a time and a place to die
There's a time and a place to die
Shame on the person who told you welcome here
This is the crack-up
Behold the man who is prisoner to his obsessions of fear
You'll reach your climax
When you begin the annihilation of a culture
For there's a time and a place to die
There's a time and a place to die
Muscle on your arm!
They're burning the houses looking for meat
This is the crack-up
Feeding catfood to the millions
Starving, marching, down in the street
This is the crack-up
This is the crack-up
This is the crack-up
Muscle on your arm!
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