(Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar)
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The power of reason, the top of the heap
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We're the ones who can kill the things we don't eat
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Sharper than a serpent's tongue
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Tighter than a bongo drum
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Quicker than a one-night stand
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Slicker than a mambo band
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And now the day is come
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Soon he will be released
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Glory Hallelujah!
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We're building the Perfect Beast
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(Building, building, etc.)
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It's Olympus this time-Olympus or bust
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For we have met the enemy-and he is us
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And now the day is come
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Soon he will be released
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Glory Hallelujah!
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We're building the Perfect Beast
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(Building, building, etc.)
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Ever since we crawled out of the ocean and stood upright on land
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There are some things that we just don't understand:
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Relive all the pain and suffering and lift us out of the dark
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Turn us all into Methuselah-
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But where are we gonna park?
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(Building, building, etc.)
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The secrets of eternity-
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We've found the lock and turned the key
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We're shakin' up those building blocks
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Going deeper into that box- (Pandora wouldn't like it)
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And now the day is come
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Soon he will be released
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Glory Hallelujah!
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We're building the Perfect Beast
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(Building, building)
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Building The Perfect Beast
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Don Henley |