In the silence of next door
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Lives a man fought in the war
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Wary eyes through parted curtains
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Seems Ok but can't be certain
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Uneasy feeling uninformed, or
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Out of touch it's, well, abnormal
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Maybe chat with that chap later
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Meanwhile need to read the paper
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Sex and fashion, competitions
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Popstars praising politicians
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Amusement park for our derision
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So assured of our position -
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None of it to do with us
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And now the turning of the page
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Produces yet another bomb
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Distorted children's faces freeze
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Where's the next one coming from?
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Isolated incidents
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Everyday events
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Bombs and guns in daily doses
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Fashion-nation with psychosis
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Public trials of private loners
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Staring blank into the cameras
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Feeds a need for reassurance
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Civilisation's working for us
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Takes a bomb to show the crack, and
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All we see is more distraction
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Headlines - violence, war and sex
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Disintegration nothing left
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Of civilisation - here's the news
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It's what we get accustomed to
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Unaware of getting used to
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Being scared of other people
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If the world is going crazy
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Staying in could be essential
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Staying in could be essential
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Staying in could be essential
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Staying in could be essential
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(Where've I seen that face before?
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Someone new moved in next door
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Next in the line of next door neighbours
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Maybe get to meet him later)
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Isolated Incidents
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| Citizen Fish |
