Compass And Straightedge

from SUPERA~1 by Les Incoiffables

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* Am C D G

* Am D Em Bm

The sun never sets on our British desires
The gun always takes what the heart requires
On the straight line running from the Cape to Cairo
The fates are imperial like a mile

And for protection from disease
We trade away the high frequencies
Although we glow under chemical rays
It's such a small price to pay

* Am C D G

* Am D Em Bm

The world isn't ready for self-determination
The bayonet's tip is civilisation
But still we cannot sleep at night
As the black turns slowly into white

Oh, the sun never sets on our British desires
And the gun will take what the heart requires
There's a red line running all around the world

* Am - Em -

But there's not enough gin in this tonic
And there's not enough quinine for the boys

* Am C D G Am - - -

But we're going to make things right next time, you know

* Am - Em -

But there's not enough gin in this tonic
And there's not enough blood in the Sudan

* Am C D G Am - - -

But we're going to make things right this time, you know
Oh, we're going to take the light and make it glow

* Am C D G

Go, take, kill, rape
It's for your own good

Go, take, kill, rape
We're doing what we should

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Aim, shoot, run, loot
We're doing what we should

Roads (Rhodes), steam (Stanley), guns (tea), hats (gold)
It's for your own good

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from SUPERA~1, released June 13, 2016

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Mostly rock and electronic, with disco and noise influences, and a fondness for chromatic descensions

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