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This isn't a change in structure It's barely a change in style Is this all we have? Won't you give us a smile? Exile on main street But only for a while I thought it would last forever We're so upwardly mobile Our paths of glory Have been wrecked with war There's no more safety net History's obscured A haunted building A has been hotel The paint is cracked and dry Bullet holes, oh well I thought I would grow old here Privilege has downsides I don’t want to be rich I’m institutionalised Goodbye Riverlea Hello suburban silence And bye Eldorado Park Quiet can be violence Please don't be so loud I don't feel at ease Two cars just passed my gate Think I should call the police I just can’t konnekt All I see is the future Another lost flyboy Looking for a culture I know once it's lost it's never found.
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Jan 5
Jan 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM UTC
Konnek
This isn't a change in structure It's barely a change in style Is this all we have? Won't you give us a smile? Exile on main street But only for a while I thought it would last forever We're so upwardly mobile Our paths of glory Have been wrecked with war There's no more safety net History's obscured A haunted building A has been hotel The paint is cracked and dry Bullet holes, oh well I thought I would grow old here Privilege has downsides I don’t want to be rich I’m institutionalised Goodbye Riverlea Hello suburban silence And bye Eldorado Park Quiet can be violence Please don't be so loud I don't feel at ease Two cars just passed my gate Think I should call the police I just can’t konnekt All I see is the future Another lost flyboy Looking for a culture I know once it's lost it's never found.
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The_sad_eyed_boy
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Jan 5
Jan 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM UTC
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