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Phil Ochs
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And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
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The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
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'Til the Universe explodes as a falling star is raised
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Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
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But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
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With the speed of insanity then He died
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In the green fields a turnin', baby is born
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His cries crease the wind and mingle with the morn
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An assault upon the order, changing of the guard
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Chosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hard
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And the only single sound is the sighing of the stars
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But to the silence of distance they are sworn
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So dance, dance, dance
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Teach us to be true
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Come, dance, dance, dance
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'Cause we love you
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Images of innocence charge Him go on
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But the decadence of destiny is looking for a pawn
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To a nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gate
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Binding revelation is laid upon His plate
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That beneath the greatest love is a hurricane of hate
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And God help the critic of the dawn
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So he stands on the sea and He shouts to the shore
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But the louder that He screams, longer He's ignored
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For the wine of oblivion is drunk to the dregs
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And the merchants of the masses almost have to be begged
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'Til the giant is aware, someone's pulling at His leg
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And someone is tapping at the door
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To dance, dance, dance
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Teach us to be true
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Come, dance, dance, dance
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'Cause we love you
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Then His message gathers meaning and it spreads across the land
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The rewarding of His pain is the following of the man
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But ignorance is everywhere and people have their way
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Success is an enemy to the losers of the day
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In the shadows of the churches, who knows what they pray
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For blood is the language of the band
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The Spanish bulls are beaten, the crowd is soon beguiled
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The matador is beautiful, a symphony of style
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Excitement is ecstatic, passion places bets
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Gracefully He bows to ovations that He gets
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But the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat
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And saliva is falling from their smiles
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So dance, dance, dance
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Teach us to be true
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Come, dance, dance, dance
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'Cause we love you
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Then this overflow of life is crushed into a liar
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The Gentle Soul is ripped apart and tossed into the fire
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First, a smile of rejection at the nearness of the night
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Truth becomes a tragedy limping from the light
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All the canons are horrified, they stagger from the sight
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As the Cross is trembling with desire
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They say they can't believe it, it's a sacrilegious shame
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Now, who would want to hurt such a Hero of the game?
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But you know I predicted it, I knew He had to fall
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How did it happen? I hope His suffering was small
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Tell me every detail, I've got to know it all
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And do you have a picture of the pain?
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So dance, dance, dance
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Teach us to be true
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Come, dance, dance, dance
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'Cause we love you
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Time takes her toll and memory fades
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But His glory is broken in magic that He made
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Reality is ruined, it's the freeing from the fear
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Drama is distorted, what they want to hear
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Swimming in their sorrow, in the twisting of a tear
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As they wait for a new thrill parade
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Yes, the eyes of the rebel have been branded by the blind
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To the safety of sterility, the threat has been refined
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The child was created, to the slaughterhouse he's led
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So good to be alive when the eulogy is read
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Climax of emotion, the worship of the dead
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And the cycle of sacrifice unwinds
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So dance, dance, dance
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Teach us to be true
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Come, dance, dance, dance
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'Cause we love you
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And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
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The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
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'Till the universe explodes as a falling star is raised
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Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
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But they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze
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With the speed of insanity then He died
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