Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Oh, City of Daughters
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Is that what you wanted to be?
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Oh, City of Daughters
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Is that what you wanted to be?
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Oh, City of Daughters
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Is it not safe to say you've come when called?
[Chorus]
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D# minor point of contention
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It's the pointlessness of the invention
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Trust, there's no need to remind us
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We're all dying alone tonight!
[Verse 2]
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In a City of Daughters
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Sister, I confess, I have forgotten just what it is that you wanted to be
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Fluffing and a-folding those clothes that you were sold in
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To servicing what it is you always wanted to be
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In Vancouver, things are simple when they fit you to a "T"
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Once again, you have refused the new pornographies
[Chorus]
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D# minor bone of contention
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It's the soullessness of the convention
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Rock 'n' roll sure came through for you
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Why would anybody want it to?
[Bridge]
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What is it about music that lends itself so well
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To business-as-fucking-usual?
[Chorus]
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D# minor source of contention
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It's the soullessness of the convention
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Rock 'n' roll sure came through for you
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Why would anybody want it to?
[Outro]
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When we can burn the living proof, go!
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