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Where There Is Ruin, There Is Hope For A Treasure Lyrics by So Long Forgotten

Baptism

2008

[Verse 1]
O' we built our homes on streets of solid gold
And o' we put up our pearly gates
To keep the beggars at bay
And far across the rising sea
A farmer starves so his daughters can eat
And we drive up and down our sparkling paved streets
But there's an ocean between, so we're free
[Chorus]
Girl with your gun, girl with your gun
Take a step back, see the war that you've won
Girl with your gun, girl with your gun
We have triumphant freedom
[Bridge]
We've flown our flags so high
So much higher than our steeples can climb
[Chorus]
Girl with your gun, girl with your gun
Take a step back see the war that you've won
Girl with your gun, girl with your gun
We have freedom
[Bridge 2]
We've such a need for our windows to be clean
A sparrow flies in and it breaks his tiny wings
But we just wanted for the good lord's creation to be seen
All the good in this world, O' it aches and it bleeds
(Are we the means to an end? are we the means to an end?)
I'd love to believe the world's not a mess
(Are we the means to an end? are we the means to an end?)
When our blessings come at the price of the oppressed
[Chorus]
Girl with your gun, girl with your gun
(God bless America?)
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So Long Forgotten

So Long Forgotten

About “Where There Is Ruin, There Is Hope For A Treasure” by So Long Forgotten

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