Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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 And here I dreamt I    was a soldier
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 And I marched the     streets of Birkenau
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 And I recall in   spring
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The perfume that the air would bring
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To the indolent town
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 Where the barkers call the moon down
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 The carnival was     ringing loudly now
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 And just to lay with you  
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There's nothing that I wouldn't     do
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Save lay my rifle down 

[Chorus]
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     And try one, and try two
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     Guess it always comes down to
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     Alright, it's okay
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     Guess it's better to turn this way

[Verse 2]
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 And I am nothing     of a builder
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 But here I dreamt I    was an architect
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 And I built this balustrade
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To keep you home, to keep you     safe
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From the outside world
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 But the angles     and the corners
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 Even though my   work is unparalleled
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 They never seemed to meet 
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This structure fell about our     feet
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And we were free to go

[Chorus]
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     And try one, and try two
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     Guess it always comes down to
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     Alright, it's okay
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     Guess it's better to turn this way

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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 And here in Spain I    am a Spaniard
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 I will be buried     with my marionettes
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 Countess and courtesan
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Have fallen 'neath my tender     hand
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When their husbands were not around
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         But you,
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my soiled     teenage girlfriend
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 O' how you furrow     like a lioness
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 And we are vagabonds
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We travel without seatbelts     on
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To live this close to death

[Chorus]
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     And try one, and try two
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     I guess it always comes down to
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     Alright, it's okay
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     Guess it's better to turn this
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     But I won, so you lose
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     Guess it always comes down to
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     Alright, it's okay
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     Guess it's better to turn this way

[Outro]
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