Brand New Colony

by the Postal Service

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I'll be the grapes fermented,
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Bottled and served with the table set in my finest suit
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Like a perfect gentlemen
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I'll be the fire escape that's bolted to the ancient brick
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Where you will sit and contemplate your day
 
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I'll be the waterwings that save you if you start drowning
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In an open tab when your judgment's on the brink
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I'll be the phonograph that plays your favorite
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Albums back as you're lying there drifting off to sleep...
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I'll be the platform shoes,
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undo what heredity's done to you
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You won't have to strain to look into my eyes
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I'll be your winter coat,
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buttoned and zipped straight to the throat
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With the collar up so you won't catch a cold
 
 
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 I want to take you far from the cynics in this town
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And kiss you on the mouth
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We'll cut our bodies free from the tethers of this scene,
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Start a brand new colony
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Where everything will change,
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We'll give ourselves new names, identities erased
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The sun will heat the grounds
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Under our bare feet in this brand new colony
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This brand new colony
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Everything will change, ooh ooh, ooh ooh (x3)