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In the wilderness

Uncountable voices

Earplugs for the birds and the animals

And blinders for your beast of burden

The will for learning

These books were made for burning

In the wilderness

Beneath the ancient sand

Lies crushed and tanned

Those sapphire girls

May we never forget you

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But the sun comes up instead

In the wilderness

The only place to find freedom

Is in the dictionary under «F»

Men in holes, men in caves, men in chains

I asked but the store clerk needn’t check

Man I forget which came first

The bad idea or me befallen by it

Not giving a shit

May we never forget you

Hmm, may we never forget you

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But the sun comes up instead

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But the sun comes up instead

In the wilderness

Senile live the zealous

Lost to the treasures that compel us

Muted down like patriots amiss

You know I’m jealous

Of how you can just turn them off

Those bad ideas that feel so soft

May they never forget you

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But the sun comes up instead

Alert status red

But the sun comes up instead

Alert status red

But the sun comes up instead

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But the sun comes up instead