Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The National
Canonical path: /the-national/fake-empire
Related lyric paths: 6
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Fake Empire
Read Fake Empire lyrics by The National on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Fake Empire
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Stay out super late tonight picking apples, making pies
put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
Tiptoe through our shiny city with our diamond slippers on
Do our gay ballet on ice
bluebirds on our shoulders
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
Turn the light out say goodnight
no thinking for a little while
lets not try to figure out everything it wants
It's hard to keep track of you falling through the sky
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
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The National performs "Fake Empire", and this lyric page sits inside the The National catalog on LyroVerse.
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