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Artist: The Distillers
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Colossus U.S.A.
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Colossus U.S.A.
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Shit, oh!
I know what you wanted
I know that you want it, want it
I know what you wanted
I know that you want it, want it
Whatcha live for when you're no one
What ya do and where ya come from
You call I feel a lack of grace
A certain disconnection
Dissipated understanding
Seems like second slitting
Seems like second slitting in 3rd world company
I know what you wanted
I know that you want it, want it
I know what you wanted
I know that you want it, want it
Well hell yeah
Don't walk away
Don't walk away
Shit, oh!
I met a man on the street
He said "this is poverty"
Downtown on Broadway st.
I don't really know his name
He said "live in the world, not for gain."
I know what you want, hey
I know that you want it, want it
I know what you wanted
I know that you want it, want it
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