I was just a boy when I sat down
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To watch the news on TV
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I saw some ordinary slaughter
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I saw some routine atrocity
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My father said, don't look away
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You got to be strong, you got to be bold, now
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He said, that in the end it is beauty
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That is going to save the world, now
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And she moves among the sparrows
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And she floats upon the breeze
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She moves among the flowers
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She moves something deep inside of me
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I was walking around the flower show like a leper
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Coming down with some kind of nervous hysteria
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When I saw you standing there, green eyes, black hair
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Up against the pink and purple wisteria
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You said, hey, nature boy, are you looking at me
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With some unrighteous intention?
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My knees went weak,
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I couldn't speak, I was having thoughts
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That were not in my best interests to mention
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And she moves among the flowers
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And she floats upon the smoke
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She moves among the shadows
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She moves me with just one little look
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You took me back to your place
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And dressed me up in a deep sea diver's suit
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You played the patriot, you raised the flag
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And I stood at full salute
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Later on we smoked a pipe that struck me dumb
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And made it impossible to speak
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As you closed in, in slow motion,
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Quoting Sappho, in the original Greek
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She moves among the shadows
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She floats upon the breeze
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She moves among the candles
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And we moved through the days
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and through the years
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Years passed by, we were walking by the sea
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Half delirious
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You smiled at me and said, Babe
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I think this thing is getting kind of serious
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You pointed at something and said
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Have you ever seen such a beautiful thing?
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It was then that I broke down
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It was then that you lifted me up again
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She moves among the sparrows
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And she walks across the sea
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She moves among the flowers
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And she moves something deep inside of me
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She moves among the sparrows
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And she floats upon the breeze
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She moves among the flowers
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And she moves right up close to me
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Nature Boy
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |