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Artist: Ultravox
Canonical path: /ultravox/white-china
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White China
Read White China lyrics by Ultravox on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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White China
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When pale turns to pink
With a soft unnerving ease
And all you've built around
May just tumble to the ground
Will you stand or fall?
With your future in another's hands
Will you stand or fall?
When your life is not your own
When white turns to red
In the not too distant days
Will force and misery
Be the life you have to lead?
Will you stand or fall?
With your children in another's world
Will you stand or fall?
When your town is not your own
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When crimson takes a hold
The lights go down on all you've ever known
And all you'll ever do is worked out for you
Will you stand or fall?
When the thoughts you have are not your own
Will you stand or fall?
Oh, when the freedom slips away
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Ultravox performs "White China", and this lyric page sits inside the Ultravox catalog on LyroVerse.
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