Congratulations by MGMT
Dead in the water
It's not a paid vacation
The sons and daughters
Of (1)________ officials attend demonstrations
It's hardly a sink or swim
When all is (2)________ if the ticket sells
Out with a whimper
It's not a blaze of glory
You look down (3)________ your temple
As people endeavor to make it a story
And (4)____________ a (5)____________ word
But all is lost if it's never heard
But I've got someone to make reports
That tell me how my money's spent
To book my (6)__________ and draw my plans
So I can't (7)________ what's (8)____________ there
And all I need's a (9)__________ big:
Congratulations
I'll (10)________ (11)________ dreams
You pay attention for me
As (12)______________ as it seems
I'd (13)____________ dissolve than (14)________ you (15)____________ me
The (16)____________ may be moving fast
But I tied my (17)__________ to a (18)____________ mast
The difference is clear
You throw it in (19)________ cauldron
Rust and veneer
Dusk and dawn (20)__________________ and Baldwins
You start with a simple (21)__________ of all the waste
And salt to taste
But (22)________ my luck and damn (23)__________ friends
That (24)________ on combing back their smiles
I (25)________ my grace with half-assed guilt
And lay (26)________ the (27)__________ upon the lawn
Spread my arms and soak up:
Congratulations
It's not a paid vacation
The sons and daughters
Of (1)________ officials attend demonstrations
It's hardly a sink or swim
When all is (2)________ if the ticket sells
Out with a whimper
It's not a blaze of glory
You look down (3)________ your temple
As people endeavor to make it a story
And (4)____________ a (5)____________ word
But all is lost if it's never heard
But I've got someone to make reports
That tell me how my money's spent
To book my (6)__________ and draw my plans
So I can't (7)________ what's (8)____________ there
And all I need's a (9)__________ big:
Congratulations
I'll (10)________ (11)________ dreams
You pay attention for me
As (12)______________ as it seems
I'd (13)____________ dissolve than (14)________ you (15)____________ me
The (16)____________ may be moving fast
But I tied my (17)__________ to a (18)____________ mast
The difference is clear
You throw it in (19)________ cauldron
Rust and veneer
Dusk and dawn (20)__________________ and Baldwins
You start with a simple (21)__________ of all the waste
And salt to taste
But (22)________ my luck and damn (23)__________ friends
That (24)________ on combing back their smiles
I (25)________ my grace with half-assed guilt
And lay (26)________ the (27)__________ upon the lawn
Spread my arms and soak up:
Congratulations
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