Streetlight Manifesto – The Hands That Thieve (Ukulele)

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I felt no guilt till I was caught

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And I was told that I was guilty,

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And even then I wasn't really sure, yeah yeah.

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The thing I felt was guilt itself

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Or maybe it was something else,

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Frustration at the fact that I was ever caught at all.

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I told a lie, I multiplied it

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By the time I realized it

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I'd given up everything I ever loved, yeah yeah.

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Cause the thing you left

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When you're looking back,

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Is the pressure the feel that you have to act

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Yeah everything is clearer when

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You're looking at the past, oh no.

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And I don't care if I lose because my heroes did too,

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They shouted, "Court should be adjourned!" Because the jury are fools.

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And the judge can't decipher his left from his right Or his right from his wrong.

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And we will bite the hand that thieves,

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We will not turn the other cheek, this is no threat

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It is a promise we will keep.

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So what's the point pretending when we've seen behind

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the curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah.

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I felt no pain till I was down,

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And I was told that I was bleeding.

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And even then I knew I wasn't done, yeah yeah.

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'Cause the wounds I get

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They will just collect,

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Insuring that I won't forget.

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Reminders of the battles

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That I've lost and that I've won

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And I will fight 'til I have died

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Or all my enemies are allies

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And even then I will sleep with an open eye, yeah yeah.

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'Cause the night is long and our foes are strong

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But I know the road we travel on

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It only seems so dark

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Because we've almost reached the dawn, oh no.

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And I don't care if I lose because my heroes did too,

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They shouted, "Court should be adjourned!" Because the jury are fools.

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And the judge can't decipher his left from his right or his right from his wrong.

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And we will bite the hand that thieves,

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We will not turn the other cheek, this is no threat

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It is a promise we will keep.

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So what's the point pretending when we've seen behind

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the curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah.

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And everyone will claim

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That they knew from the beginning.

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That what they did was wrong,

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They still just went on sinning.

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The sudden rush you feel

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When realizing everything you know

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Will fade away, it haunts you deep,

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But you won't want to let it go.

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Someday we'll lose the war,

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But 'til then we will dream of winning.

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I won't forget,

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The things you said,

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When I was down and I was tired of it.

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The words you spoke,

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They brought me home.

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When it was time to fight,

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We chose a side,

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But everyone knew that something didn't feel right.

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So we stood our ground,

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And waited for a sign.

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When it was time to fight,

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We chose a side,

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But everyone knew that something didn't feel right.

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So we stood our ground,

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And waited for a sign.

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You said don't look baaaaaaaack!

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Don't look baaaaaaack!

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(We won't look back,

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We won't look down,

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We've come too far,

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We're too high off the ground.

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The wheels have turned,

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The lessons learned.)