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Culture War

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Culture War

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Now the future's staring at me

Like a vision from the past

And I know these crumbs they sold me

They're never going to last

Though we know the culture war

We don't know what it's for

But we've lived a southern strategy

But no, it's never going to last

So keep it in the past

These are different times that we're living in

These are different times

Now the kids are growing up so fast

They're paying for our crimes

You left while I was sleeping

You said it's dawning

Oh, I've read a little Bible

You see what you want to see

Oh, we know the culture war

We don't know what it's for

But we've lived your southern strategy

We know it's never going to last

So keep that shit in the past

These are different times that we're living in

Because these are different times

Now the kids are growing up so fast

They're paying for our crimes

These are different times that we're living in

These are different times

Now the kids are growing up so fast

They're paying for our crimes

The dharma knows they never felt

Our bodies they still burn

I throw my hand into the fire

But still I never learn

Will I ever learn?

These are different times

Now the kids are growing up so fast

Paying for our crimes

We'll be soldiers for mommy and dad

In your culture wars

We'll be soldiers for mommy and dad

Don't know what it's for

We're soldiers now

In the culture war

We're soldiers now

But we don't know what it's for

We're soldiers now

In the culture war

We're soldiers now

But we don't know what it's for

So tell me, what's it for?

You want it? You got it

Here's your culture war

You want it, now you got it

So tell me, what's it for?

You want it? You got it

Here's your culture war

You want it, now you got it

So tell me what's it for?

Yeah tell me, what's it for?

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