Manic Street Preachers

Strip It Down

By Neill Turner

 

Intro:

 

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Verse:

 

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Aint no fun, at the government hall

 

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Slicked back justice, sits nicely next to smiles

 

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paranoia at the heels of too much greed

 

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obediance an art form while the sad bleed

 

 

Chorus:

 

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success and love dictate while skin touches fashion

 

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Consumerism beauty for cheap appeal

 

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I don't wanna dance for people to watch

 

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Smother my life in interest accounts

 

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Verse:

 

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Outside life brings down genocide

 

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And consumer self-hate leads to designer bullshit

 

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Hate is are and we steal cars

 

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Decaying flowers in the playground of the rich

 

 

Chorus:

 

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You can launch sweetly and say nice things

 

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But I ain't ever on the way up

 

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My only way is down on disease that tries to suffocate

 

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The pure ideals that turn to hate

 

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Outro:

 

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Strip it down

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