[Verse 1] I saw your flag Another star, another stripe What's your new bag? Something real or just some hype Tell me, what have you sown? Have you prospered and grown? Why shouldn't you have your moments of genius? Just because our alliance broke with no civil words between us? [Chorus] Oh, my beautiful enemy, beautiful I send my scorn and ridicule You're not innocent No, not innocent No one's innocent [Verse 2] My nation's grand Your name's not on any signs It's so well-planned And well-groomed, and yet sometimes The past tornadoes through People talk about you Can't they see that your reign is steely and torturous? I start thinking that I am sinking inside a hollow fortress [Chorus] Oh, my enemy, beautiful enemy My stride is slowed by memory but Not innocent No, not innocent No one's innocent [Bridge] In my furies I've dreamed That juries denounce you There I stand with the upper hand But in order to trounce you I just keep getting above myself I just keep getting above myself [Chorus] And so I'm worried, but as I stated Things can be complicated, but You're my enemy You're my enemy You're my enemy [Verse 3] The future's bright There are new things we will love It feels so right Let's not make up or rise above Yes, we are more corrupted Happy and productive We'll both live in our worlds of civilized people Though I've heard that my brand new church Has a slightly higher steeple [Chorus] Oh, my enemy, beautiful enemy Hail to your vast hegemony You're not innocent I'm not innocent No one's innocent Oh, my enemy, beautiful enemy Hail to your vast hegemony You're not innocent I'm not innocent No one's innocent
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