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Artist: The Pretenders
Canonical path: /the-pretenders/fools-must-die
Related lyric paths: 6
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Fools Must Die
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Fools Must Die
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fools must die
so it shall be
yake your place in history
show your face
don't be shy
the world rejoices
when fools die
they die, they must die
they die, they must die
everybody gather round
watch them falling to the ground
fools must die
so it shall pass
bow your head
raise your glass
don't ask when
don't ask why
ask for mercy
'cause fools die
they die, they die
they must die, die
everybody gather round
watch them stumble to the ground
fools must die
one by one
indulge yourself
as i have done
as you are now
so once was i
prepare for death
'cause fools must die
they die, they must die
they die, they must die
everybody gather round
watch them falling to the ground
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