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Stand Down

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I thought my resolve
Was too hard to be broken
It's easy to pretend
That you were just joking
There's no need to see plans
Through to fruition
Especially if
You've guessed the conclusion

Some of us want to go back to our families
Stand down with Enrico Gatti
Some of us want to go back to our families
Stand down with Enrico Gatti
A right to advise, advice I you're wise
There's no shame in giving in

I'm delighted to have found
If it's too heavy, you can...
Just put it down
The bravest decision you ever make
Is admitting that
You've made a mistake

Stand down, stand down
Stand down, stand down

It's not a lack of determination
It's more heroic resignation

Some of us want to go back to our families
Stand down with Enrico Gatti
Some of us want to go back to our families
Stand down with Enrico Gatti
I've no right to advise, advice for the wise
There's no shame in giving up

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munkyman On Jun 12, 2005

I thought my resolve
Was too hard to be broken
It's easy to pretend
That you were just joking 
There's no need to see plans
Through to fruition
Especially if
You've guessed the conclusion

I'm delighted to have found
If it's too heavy, you can...
Just put it down
The bravest decision you ever make
Is admitting that
You've made a mistake

Stand down, stand down
Stand down, stand down

It's not a lack of determination
It's more heroic resignation

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2005-06-12 12:38:15

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by chezzo

18y ago

it's not about enrico gatti the violinist, it's enrico gatti the robber, who 18000 Lira is about

"Another scrapped idea would have turned the album into a rock opera about the Gatti Gang, a bumbling cell of Italian guerrillas. "They were the Milan-based cell of the Red Brigades in the 80s," according to Argos. "They were just really, really inept as terrorists. And 18,000 lira was the one bank robbery they managed to do-- about £4.83." Hence the album closer, "18 000 Lira". The Gatti Gang concept also survives in two other songs, "Stand Down" and "Rusted Guns of Milan"."