[Intro]
E D A E D A
[Chorus]
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D A
You gotta make a statement of intent!
[Verse]
E D A
If we're careless children (ah-ah)
E D A
The monuments you're building (ah-ah)
E D A
Are subject to reclaim (yeah-yeah)
E D A
And are ours to disclaim (yeah-yeah)
[Pre-Chorus]
E G
Making discos of your castles
A A#
We are tearing up your plans
E G
We won't be Xeroxed for the future
A A#
Filed by bureaucratic man
Hot damn!
E D A
[Chorus]
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D A
You gotta make a statement of intent!
[Verse]
E D A
If we're your misplaced youth (ah-ah)
E D A
And your lies are the truth (ah-ah)
E D A
Then mistakes are illusions (yeah-yeah)
E D A
A simple yes is confusion (yeah-yeah)
[Pre-Chorus]
E G
Making discos of your castles
A A#
We are tearing up your plans
E G
We won't be Xeroxed for the future
A A#
Filed by bureaucratic man
E G
We don't need a history lesson
A A#
Museums are made to lie
E G
We won't be xeroxed for the future
A A#
Careless children never die
Hot damn!
[Interlude]
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[Pre-Chorus]
E G
Thinly veiled as national interest
A A#
With cold hearts paid to lie
E G
Be made a happy Xerox
A A#
Be a number four or five
[Chorus]
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
A E D A
You gotta make a statement of intent!
[Outro]
E G
Making discos of your castles
A A#
We are tearing up your plans
E G
We won't be Xeroxed for the future
A A#
Filed by bureaucratic man
E G
We don't need a history lesson
A A#
Museums are made to lie
E G
We won't be xeroxed for the future
A A#
Careless children never die
N.C.
Hot damn!