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Raine Maida

The Snake and the Crown

Lyrics

Today I got to thinking the world's in a strange way
Feels like I'm in a 7-11 when a robbery takes place
Do I hide behind the counter
With my hands covering my face?
Or do I dive for the gunman before he makes his break
Does a 45 go off, do the bullets ricochet
This is not some random nightmare
See for me, well this is everyday

I've been waiting for this train to come round
I've been waiting for the deal to go down
I've been looking for the things not found
They're so far, so far away
I'm just doing my best today

Cigarettes and alcohol and a few minutes to pray
But it don't do what it used to so we'll have hell to pay
A penny for your thoughts
A penny for my clichés

I try to get some distance
I try to escape
But this nightmare's so persistent in a Shakespeare kinda way
Be not afraid
Well fuck that be very afraid

I've been waiting for this train to come round
I've been waiting for the deal to go down
I've been looking for the things not found
They're so far, so far away
But I'm just doing my best today

And I said who sold you out?
Oh we did, we did
And who let you down?
Oh yeah we did, we did
And who put on this crown?
Oh yes we did
We did, we did
We did, we did

Oh who sold you out?
We did, we did
Who let you down?
We did, we did
And who put on this crown?
We did, we did, we did, we did, we did, we did

And who sold you out?
We did, we did
And who let you down?
We did, we did
And who put on this crown?
We did, we did, we did, we did, we did, we did

Oh yes we did
Oh you and me did
Oh yes we did
We did

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