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The Long Game

from Postmortem by The Clever Hans

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The Long Game

Here comes the rousing speech
A gospel of those false beliefs
A murmuring of absurdity
Pushed straight to the headline news
I hear no serenade
A one hand clap before we wake
Written down in history books
On valentines as damaged goods

To spread some Christmas cheer up the electric chair
Spread some tinsel yeah
Anywhere I don’t care
Way up high in the sky
Raining down your corporate share
Come dance with me on crippled feet
To austerity
Out of tune, off the beat, out of synch, out of time
I really don’t mind
Suffering in your command

The protest marches to the capital
The riot police come running around
Sharing love and kettling
They go round and round
And round and round
And round and round
And round and round
And round and round

And round and round they go
Swallowing voices in your head
Round and round
Round and round
Echoing of what’s been said
round and round and round and round

Chorus
This is the long game
This is the long game sir
This is the long game
This is the long game chief
This is the long game
This is the long game
This is the long
Long game
Long game
Long game
Long game

Long game
Long Game
Game


I hear the deafening scream
Silent void of austerity
A cyber arm chair anarchy
A sick bed of recovery
I see no youthful cause
No sound track songs to fill the floor
Just products placed across their screens
Adverts placed between your ears
Buy two for one get the third for free
Handing out lobotomies and sound out
Come down now who volunteer

The police come running out that’s all
The protest marches on the capital
The riot police come running round
Sharing love and kettling
They go round and round and round and round
Swallowing voices in your head
Echoing of what’s been said
Round and round and round and round again
Of what’s been said

Chorus
This is the long game chief
This is the long game Sir
This is the Long
Long game (repeat)

Outro
Game game game
Long game
Round and round and round and round
Swallowing voices in your head
Round and round and round and round
Round and round and kettling
Swallowing voices in your head
Round and round and round and round
Sharing love and kettling
Long…….
Game
Of what’s been said?
Long game

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from Postmortem, released March 11, 2019

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The Clever Hans Reading, UK

The Clever Hans play a blend of guitar-based music in the genres of Post-Rock, Goth, Indie, Dream Pop, Shoegaze and more.

We are currently in the process of arranging tour dates to promote our second album in the UK for May through Summer when we will be producing and recording new songs

second album out now. ... more

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