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Here are the verifed lyrics from Musixmatch:
Black and white
It's always a name
Exterminate
Your unworthy state
The tiger lies
As the elephant waits
The target now
The palace gate
Her silent gaze
It'll etch my heart
With a silicon chip
It will wind me up
Wind me up
Wind this
Take away all my freedom
Take away all my freedom
Take away all my freedom
It's wasting away
It's wasting away
The suit is right
In a jumpsuit fame
In a cooped-up cage
Is where they taste the rain
Taste the rain
Taste it
Take away all my freedom
Take away all my freedom
Take away all my freedom
It's wasting away
It's wasting away
Take away all my freedom
Take away all my freedom
Take away all my freedom
It's wasting away
Take away all my freedom
Take away all my freedom
Take away all my freedom
It's wasting away
It's wasting away
It's wasting away
It's wasting away
Take it away it's wasting all the way
ISRC CAU130260001
Negative
Subjective
Sadness
Freedom
Control
Loss
Confinement
Desolation
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Here are the verifed lyrics from Musixmatch: Black and white It's always a name Exterminate Your unworthy state The tiger lies As the elephant waits The target now The palace gate
Her silent gaze It'll etch my heart With a silicon chip It will wind me up Wind me up Wind this
Take away all my freedom Take away all my freedom Take away all my freedom It's wasting away It's wasting away
The suit is right In a jumpsuit fame In a cooped-up cage Is where they taste the rain Taste the rain Taste it Take away all my freedom Take away all my freedom Take away all my freedom It's wasting away It's wasting away
Take away all my freedom Take away all my freedom Take away all my freedom It's wasting away Take away all my freedom Take away all my freedom Take away all my freedom It's wasting away It's wasting away It's wasting away It's wasting away Take it away it's wasting all the way ISRC CAU130260001