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[Verse 1]
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Thou shalt not kill - remember that?
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You learnt it again and again when you were young
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They said weapons have this safety catch
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Your moral conscience tells you kid what's right, what's wrong


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Well they make out like they're so surprised
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But it's easy when you're civilised
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Count to ten, close your eyes
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The way it's always been . .

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[Verse 2]
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I think I was a bit surprised
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I never knew I was so anaesthetised
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And triggers pull so lightly and people die so easy
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I never realised


[Pre-Chorus]
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Well I believe in common laws
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I believe in even scores
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I understand the rules of war
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The way the slate is cleaned . .


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[Bridge]
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Who wants another Christian martyr?
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Who wants someone else's pain?
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Who wants the world on their shoulder?
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Who wants to have to cry in vain?
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Who wants to have an open sore
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Eating away deep inside you?
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Who wants to torture themselves
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When there's plenty eager to do it for you?


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[Verse 3]
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Well, years might heal all the scars
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But I don't know if you feel like you have that time
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And if I was the man that killed your father
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And if I said I'm sorry, would that change your mind?


[Pre-Chorus]
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Well no one should be so surprised
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That words don't pay for victims' lives
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It's teeth for teeth, eyes for eyes
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The way it's always been . .


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