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The Crown

from Mute City Warning by TA-80

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lyrics

The Crown: 

All knives at my back,  
They want to take me on down,  
Because they want the glory,
But we got the crown,  
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea, 
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea...
Pulled up to the city, 
Stuck my sword in the ground,  
'86 El Dorado, yea I get around, 
Yea, yea, yea, 
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea...

The twilight crumbles into diamond hearts, 
The crowds rummage through the component parts,  
I want to drive through the cosmos,
But my car won't start, oh yea. Oh yea. 
Sky, grey sky, wasted winter trees, 
Pass the controller,  name my disease, 
I want to take you all down, 
Before the next deep freeze,  oh no, oh no,

All knives at my back,  
They want to take me on down,  
Because they want the glory,
But we got the crown,  
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea, 
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea...
Pulled up to the city, 
Drew my line on the ground, 
'88 Toronado, yea I get around, 
Yea, yea, yea, 
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea...

Ripped blue jeans and a lighter that sparks, 
KISS belt buckle and a scratched vinyl heart,
Sometimes I walk on water,
 or I swim with sharks, oh yea, oh yea, 
Thriller Theater Thursday afternoon,  
Knocked down loaded, blitzed out in my room, 
Don't wanna hear no shit about the next big doom, oh no, oh, no. 

The space between atoms,
 and the places I've been, 
Seen it all before,  
I wanna see it again,  
One microverse down with my particle crown,  
Beget and begin.

All knives at my back,  
They want to take me on down,  
Because they want the glory,
But we got the crown,  
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea, 
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea...
Pulled up to the city, 
Drew my line on the ground, 
'88 Toronado, yea I get around, 
Yea, yea, yea, 
And I said yea, yea, yea, yea,
Yea, yea, yea...

The scientist pulls his parka tight, 
Shields his eyes against the Arctic light, 
Gravity waves in sector 88 tonight, alright. 
Equation shifts under the pencil's lead, 
The numbers add up but the magic's dead, 
When the condition's blue then the code is red,
I said, I said...

The space between atoms,
 and the places I've been, 
Seen it all before,  
I wanna do it again,  
One microverse down with my particle crown,  
Beget and begin.

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from Mute City Warning, released December 23, 2022

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TA-80 is a punk/rock band from AZ, that combines the high-speed thrills of punk, the infectious anthems of classic rock and the pop power of new wave. "Like all those bands that broke the mold back in the day like Stiff Little Fingers, X, Lena Lovich, and the Runaways, TA-80 have that vibe ... You’re drawn immediately (and) unable to separate unless an outside force is applied. jerseybeat.com," ... more

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