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Derek Webb The State lyrics
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Stockholm SyndromeThe State lyrics by Derek Webb
Oh, I was free to live and love
And kill as I saw fit
I was at peace, there really was
No one I was at war with
The only common good
Was that we understood
That laws unjust were only good for breaking
That difference legalized instead of sameness
Left nobody free
But that was the day before I married my conscience to the state
My taxes paid these roads we laid
To places of my choosing
There were no eyes up in the skies
Looking down into my bed
There was no government
Without our consent
And keys were made for anyone who just claimed it
And glass was all of every wall that framed it
From sea to shining sea
But that was the day before I married my conscience to the state
Right and wrong were written on my heart
And not just in the laws that condemned me
But now with Caesar satisfied
I can even do the things that should offend me
