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Universal Collective

from Reznor's Orchid (2011) by We Govern We

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lyrics

I started the universal collective
The collection of the universe
Started here with me

The things I’m thinking ‘bout
Will tumble
Out of your mouth in the morning

My distraught twists and turns
You’ll shout about
As though my feelings were dawning

My eyes are closed and my mind spins
Can’t speak out loud
After all it’s just me you know

I can’t smile while my heart runs miles away
Singing my fears on the radio

All the banter on the news
All the screaming on the streets

The believers in their pews
Our paths won’t cross and yet we’ll meet
My heart beats out

A Code that started here in me
A universal government
Collective that began in me
Lost and reflective
In my old and
dirty jeans
My mouth is shut and yet I scream out to the universe

Quick crosswords with my cold morning coffee
The blanks are already filled in
Come to bed & tread lightly on my dreams
look at the puzzle I live in

All the banter on the news
All the screaming on the streets

The believers in their pews
Hear their children hiss and boo
My heart beats out a
Code that started here in me
A universal government
Collective that began in me
Lost and reflective
In my old and
dirty jeans
My mouth is shut and yet I scream out to the universe

Code that started here in me
A universal government
Collective that began in me
Lost and reflective
In my old and
Code that started here in me
A universal government
Collective that began in me
Lost and reflective
In my old and
dirty jeans
My mouth is shut and yet I scream out to the universe

The universal collective, it began inside of me
You’d never know
You’d never know
The Universe began
In me.

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from Reznor's Orchid (2011), released May 1, 2011

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