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Revolutionary Skies

from These Hills Are Gonna Rise by A Metropolitan Guide

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I think the cause of liberty would be just fine without me
And there are days I wish to be on a ship in the Royal Navy
Aboard a Man-O-War, never wanting more
Just taking orders as a soldier bound to the throne

But that’s just that lack of confidence that’s got you asking why
From Duquesne and Necessity to revolutionary skies
It’s the magic in the potion to make the whole thing go around
And lets you shake the moral balance just by cutting cherry trees down

We just fought our way away from the talons of a king
And already they’re all cheering me like they’ve forgotten what it means
The voting booths they say one thing, but the crowds don’t say the same
They’re calling for an emperor no matter what he brings

There’s nothing all that special about your talents or your goals
It’s not like we don’t have a reputation to uphold
Despite popular conception about the Devil buying souls
We don’t need his help because in this hell everybody’s already sold

So, we’ll watch our revolution fall, shrug our shoulders in dismay
Accepting that it’s all just part of some inevitable decay
But that emperor is calling asking if you want to be free
Then, son, place the flame here at the base of this pesky cherry tree

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from These Hills Are Gonna Rise, released July 9, 2019

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