The Politics Of Passing Out

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[Verse 1]

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It was the politics of passing out and other things I thought about
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Wondering if, and despairing of when you and I might meet again
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Well I made up lines, I saved up quotes, I swam through schemes, I burned with hope
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Waiting for the moment when any of this might matter again
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We must burn but burn joyfully, and give off light
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Unalloyed joy, at least for tonight
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Alright


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[Verse 2]

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With dreams so strange and insistent it's no wonder I go around kicking things
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While I was drunk, I dreamt I could fly
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I never dreamt things would be bad between you and I
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We burn joyfully and we give off light
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Unalloyed joy, at least for tonight


[Chorus]

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So take it on the chin!
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Spit teeth shut up and sing!
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Like the veins in my arms, like the tattoos on your skin
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Night upon night, blank cassettes and cigarettes!
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Like lilacs off the tongue!
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This was supposed to be fun!


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[Verse 3]

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It was the politics of hanging out that made me feel so dumb about
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Going to shows or even answering the phone, I ended up hanging out all alone
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We burn joyfully and we giving off light
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Unalloyed joy, at least for tonight


[Chorus]

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So take it on the chin!
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Spit teeth shut up and sing!
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Like the veins in my arms, like the tattoos on your skin
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Night upon night, blank cassettes and cigarettes!
                C#m
Like lilacs off the tongue!
                        F#m  A
This was supposed to be fun!


[Chorus 2]

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And man it was no sin!
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Blank looks and cigarettes!
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Like the scars on my arms!
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Like the heat beneath your skin!
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And fight upon fight!
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Busted lips and cigarettes!
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Like curses off the tongue!
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We're not supposed to be so dumb!
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I wish we weren't so dumb!
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(I wish we weren't so dumb)
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I wish we weren't s-------o dumb!


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[Outro]

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We burn joyfully and we give off light
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Unalloyed joy, at least for tonight
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Or maybe just tonight