[Intro]
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There was a wonderful structure to the city
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And it put my cares to rest
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh
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Ooh-ooh-ooh)
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[Verse 1]
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Takin inventory of his life
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Seein snapshots chronologically in line
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Something told him he should look around and tidy up
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He collected many things but never quite enough
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Tried lookin at it from a new perspective
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Flat on his back but he still heard the directive
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Orders from that corner where that shadow always lived
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Never asked permission, he just hopes that they forgive
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[Chorus]
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I dont want to go like this (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
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At least let me clean my room
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I dont want to leave like this (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
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‘Cause the last thing I want to do is
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Make my people make decisions, wonderin what to do, oh
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Should they keep it on display
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Or redecorate?
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[Verse 2]
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Blankets over mirrors, she tends to like it
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Shes not afraid of her reflection
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But of what she might see behind it
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She had plans to change her name (Yeah)
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Just not the traditional way (Yeah)
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Haunted by a couple big mistakes
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She covers all the dents with the way she decorates
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Then one night, she got cold with no blankets on her bed
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So she ripped them off the mirror, stepped back and she said
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[Chorus]
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I dont want to go like this (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
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At least let me clean my room
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I dont want to leave like this (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
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‘Cause the last thing I want to do is
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Make my people make decisions, wonderin what to do, oh
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Should they keep it on display
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Or redecorate?
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[Bridge]
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With the bells and the whistles scaled back
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Like an isolated track
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And he feels trapped when hes not inebriated
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Fair to say hes fairly sedated most days of the week
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He might have made it if he lived on a different street
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I repeat, scaled back and isolated
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He says he likes an open schedule, but he mostly hates it
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If youre running to his room, take a breath before you break in
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Put your ear up to the door, tell me, can you hear him saying?
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[Chorus]
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I dont want to go like this
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At least let me clean my room
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I dont want to leave like this
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‘Cause the last thing I want to do is
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Make my people make decisions, wondering what to do, oh
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Should they keep it on display
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Or redecorate?
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I dont want to go like this (Go like this)
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At least let me clean my room
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I dont want to leave like this (Leave like this)
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‘Cause the last thing I want to do is
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Make my people make decisions, wondering what to do, oh
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Should they keep it on display
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Or redecorate?
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[Outro]
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh
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Ooh-ooh-ooh)
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Or redecorate?
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh
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Ooh-ooh-ooh)
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Or redecorate?
