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A Modest Proposal Lyrics by The Buildings

Cell-O-Phane

2016

Sit down because I’ve been watching you all day
And I’m tired of walking down these empty streets
With no one else to meet
(ONE TWO THREE FOUR)
I got fired by my best friend’s brother
For the third time in fifteen days
He said you’ll never make it if you sing off pitch
With that dumb smile on your face
So I took my suitcase and took a lift
Down to the corner of the street
Where I saw a heavy metal band
With a vocalist like Lou Reed
Why does the world decide that good things end this way?
Why won’t you marry me before we go our separate ways?
I could wish I had a Camaro
Or I could wish for world peace
If I wasn’t so busy drawing lines
Between the faces that I meet
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The Buildings

The Buildings

About “A Modest Proposal” by The Buildings

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"A Modest Proposal" appears on "Cell-O-Phane" in 2016.

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