We've seen it before
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The high flying act
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Is it manic delusion
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Or a statement of fact
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That hot fevered brow
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Them bright shining eyes
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The hand on the heart
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Those self serving lies
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It's an ancient tradition
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But everyone knows
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Them gaudy old rags
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Are the emperor's new clothes
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We've heard it before
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Your ego parade
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You're always so sure
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A hollow charade
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You promise the moon
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An' squander the earth
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The only person you fool
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Is yourself
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It's an ancient condition
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But everyone knows
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Them gaudy old rags
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Are the emperor's new clothes
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We've seen it before
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Those crocodile tears
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The well should'a run dry
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It's been so many years
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You throw us a bone
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Then ask for it back
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The only thing you own
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You stole from our backs
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It's an ancient religion
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But everyone knows
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Them gaudy old rags
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Are the emperor's new clothes
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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| Procol Harum |
