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A-don't you you understand?
I don't understand
And what you said it was alive
And what you said it was a lie
But I don't know when just yet.
But I don't know when just now.
But you won't find Minute Rice.
But you won't find me around.
Cheers! Cheers!
I shout a million cheers for you.
Tears! Tears!
I shed a million tears for you.
Cleopatra died for rejects
What a waste of time.
Cleopatra died for Egypt
What a waste of time.
Flies, flies, flies, yeah!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
Heinz, Heinz, Heinz, yeah!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
I just wanted two big bunk beds
I just wanted to be perfect
I was too caught up in your ware of lies
I was too caught up in your web of lies
I would literally die for you.
I have lived and I died for you.
Large Fries, Large Fries, yeah-ah!
Lies, Lies, lies, yeah!
Lice lice lice, get out!
Lies lies lies, yeah!
Lies lies lies get out
Lies lies lies yeah
Life size mice, yeah.
Lies, lies, lies, yeah.
Lights, lights, lights, shut up!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
Lives, lives, lives, yeah
Lies, lies, lies, yeah
Mice, mice, mice, get out!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
Rice, rice, rice, yeah!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
Someday you're gonna do one thing
Someday you're gonna be lonely
They're gon(na) forget you.
They won't forget you
Using lies as lullabies
Using lies as alibis
Weiss, Weiss, Weiss, get out!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
White ones and wigwams
White ones and red ones
Why a waste of time
or
Quite a waste of time
What a waste of time
Why promises are snapped in two
And words are made to ban
Oh beggar, oh bella
Some stole it from Japan.
Why promises are snapped in two
With words are made to bend
The bigger, the better
Some stolen from Japan.