you're an indian taker
stealing homes from the natives
give them what you've forsaken
ills for the medicine
disease for the cure

you lose you debts if you pay them
some old painful arrangement
blood stains on the pavement
"friendship" is only an english word

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but i heard stories are better than money
and i've got legs you can break over coffee or tea
i'll pull myself apart or together
and meet you at the usual place
where you'll beat the shit out of me

you told me a secret
everyone knows the secret
god help me to keep it
law of the city: the weak will survive

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freedom's the burden of riches
burning with stars and witches
flags fall apart at the stitches
there's a man selling calm down on jefferson street

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