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lyrics

So faithful
The heiress and the ingenue
Still believe

Sending out for meals
And questionable remedies

Are you listening?
Paranoid and proud
Are you listening?
Your weakness brought the empire down

I won't stay
I missed the start, I’ll miss the end

Shoganai
Keep your creed
Leave the legend be

Your sisters
Groan and take the piss
When you reminisce

Eyeing up the furniture
And your legacy

Are you listening?
I can’t see you there anymore
Are you listening?
Where’s the force of will, esprit de corps?

I won't stay
I missed the start, I’ll miss the end

Shoganai
Keep your creed
Leave the legend be

I can't stay
Can’t take the air of slow defeat

Shoganai
Keep your creed
Leave the legend be

You used to be
A creature made of light and steel

Hold on
One last crazy summer
Hold on, hold on
One last crazy summer season

Every time I close the gate behind
It’s the last time

I won't stay
I missed the start, I’ll miss the end

Shoganai
Keep your creed
Leave the legend be

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from Distant X, released June 15, 2019
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