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Dorothy, I know you've had amazing dreams
We can't go chasing down each golden street
Each and every rainbow, each passion, each unattainable goal
We're not in dreamland anymore
Dorothy, it seems you'll never understand
This here land is everything we have
Every sweat-stained collar, every dollar,
Every bent and bloodied spur
We're not the kids that we once were
We can't be the adults we want to be
Dreams are all you have, dreams have held you back
Dreamers never live, only dream of it
Dream cars, dream houses, dream jobs, dream spouses
Dreams of tornadoes, cities of emerald
And I know we swore we'd make more of ourselves
But this plot is literally our lot in life.
American dreams pollute our cities
Our piece of the pie can't fill our bellies
(More!) More square inches
(More!) Picket fences
(More!) Clothes on the line
(More!) Naps at noontime
More of our fair share
More of our birthright
More of what we're owed
More...
Paid vacation
(More!) Entertainment
(More!) Compensation
(More!) Gratuitous gratification
Dorothy, wake up, Dorothy, wake up
Dorothy, wake up, it's time for work
We can't go chasing down each golden street
Each and every rainbow, each passion, each unattainable goal
We're not in dreamland anymore
Dorothy, it seems you'll never understand
This here land is everything we have
Every sweat-stained collar, every dollar,
Every bent and bloodied spur
We're not the kids that we once were
We can't be the adults we want to be
Dreams are all you have, dreams have held you back
Dreamers never live, only dream of it
Dream cars, dream houses, dream jobs, dream spouses
Dreams of tornadoes, cities of emerald
And I know we swore we'd make more of ourselves
But this plot is literally our lot in life.
American dreams pollute our cities
Our piece of the pie can't fill our bellies
(More!) More square inches
(More!) Picket fences
(More!) Clothes on the line
(More!) Naps at noontime
More of our fair share
More of our birthright
More of what we're owed
More...
Paid vacation
(More!) Entertainment
(More!) Compensation
(More!) Gratuitous gratification
Dorothy, wake up, Dorothy, wake up
Dorothy, wake up, it's time for work
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I could have sworn it was "And I know I swore we'd make love in this house but the.."
i hear: "i know we swore we'd make more of ourselves"
I agree with redjesus, now the question is, what the heck does he say after that?
This here land, not "this new land", and yes now that I here it it is "i know we swore we'd make more of ourselves"
Where did you guys find this leak?
a friend hooked me up with my leak. the cd's so good.
"More compensation, more gratuitous right obligation" sounds like gratuitous gratification to me.
yeah, this song is great!! the first time i heard it i wondered "is this cursive?" and then i thought "fucking amazing!!!".. i think that cursive really grew on this album.. there's nothing like it... but who is this dorothy?
Dorothy, I would imagine, is a reference to The Wizard of Oz.
He's not speaking to the literal Dorothy from Wizard of Oz. Certainly, there's a lot of Wizard of Oz imagery in this and the other "Dorothy" song ("Dorothy Dreams of Tornados"), but he's using Dorothy to refer to dreamers who are too lazy or afraid to do anything to persue those dreams.