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Vocals - Billie Joe Armstrong
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Intro
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Verse1
Don't
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want
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to
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be
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an
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A-
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mer-
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i-
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can
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I-
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di-
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ot
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Don't
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wan-
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na
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na-
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tion
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un-
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der
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the
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new
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me-
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di-
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a
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And
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can
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you
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hear
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the
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sound
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of
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hy-
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ster-
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i-
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a?
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The
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sub-
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lim-
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in-
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al
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mind
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fuck
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A-
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mer-
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i-
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ca
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Chorus
Wel-
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come
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to
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a
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new
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kind
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of
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ten-
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sion
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All
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a-
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cross
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the
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al-
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i-
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en
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na-
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ti-
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on
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Ev-
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ery-
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thing
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is-
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n't
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meant
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to
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be
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o-
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k-
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(8)
y
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Tel-
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e-
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vis-
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ion
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dreams
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of
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tom-
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or-
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row
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We're
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not
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the
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ones
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who-
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're
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meant
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to
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fol-
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lo-
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w
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For
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that's
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en-
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ough
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to
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ar-
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gue
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Well
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Bridge
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Verse2
may-
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be
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I'm
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the
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fag-
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got
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A-
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mer-
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i-
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ca
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I'm
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not
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a
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part
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of
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a
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red-
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neck
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a-
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gen-
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da
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Now
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ev-
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'ry-
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bod-
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y
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do
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the
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pro-
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pa-
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gan-
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da
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And
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sing
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a-
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long
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in
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the
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age
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of
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par-
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a-
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noi-
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a
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Wel-
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Chorus
come
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to
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a
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new
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kind
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of
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ten-
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sion
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All
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a-
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cross
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the
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al-
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i-
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en
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na-
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ti-
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on
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Ev-
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ery-
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thing
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is-
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n't
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meant
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to
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be
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o-
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k-
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a-
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y
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Tel-
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e-
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vis-
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ion
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dreams
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of
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tom-
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or-
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row
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We're
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not
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the
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ones
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who-
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're
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meant
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to
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fol-
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lo-
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w
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For
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that's
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en-
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ough
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to
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ar-
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gue
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Don't
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want
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Bridge
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Solo
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Bridge
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Verse3
to
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be
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an
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A-
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mer-
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i-
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can
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id-
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i-
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ot
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O-
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na-
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tion
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con-
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trolled
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b-
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the
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me-
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di-
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a
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In-
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for-
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ma-
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tion
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age
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o-
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hy-
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ster-
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i-
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a
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It's
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cal-
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ling
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out
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to
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i-
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di-
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ot
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A-
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mer-
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i-
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ca!
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Wel-
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come
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Chorus
to
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a
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new
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kind
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of
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ten-
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sion
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All
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a-
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cross
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the
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al-
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i-
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en
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na-
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ti-
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on
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Ev-
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ery-
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thing
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is-
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n't
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meant
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to
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be
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o-
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k-
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y
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Tel-
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e-
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vis-
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ion
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dreams
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of
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tom-
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or-
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row
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We're
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not
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the
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ones
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who-
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're
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meant
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to
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fol-
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lo-
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w
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For
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that's
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en-
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ough
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to
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ar-
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gue
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3
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Outro
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