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[Verse 1]
Hiding unconvinceable
You wore your flag like a mask
Underneath the paving stones we walked upon
When living in the past

Broken down and undermined
Beneath the awful thoughts, within the undermind
Can you tell me pretty little stories about the
Pretty little clouds in the sky?

And it scares me to think that reaching adulthood
Puts me in a permanent
Situation
And now and then I think of you
But it's strange because I swear these days
Your memory's a funny shade of blue

[Verse 2]
And it was written in the stars
For everyone I know and love to fall out of my heart
And with the changing of the rain
I cannot bear to lose again

[Chorus]
How long, how long?
How long, how long?

[Verse 3]
Scared by my own reflection
Cause human form is way too permanent
Then I sit and ponder, far more scared
By the temporary nature of my physical form

The new war looms behind the houses
Babies sleep behind TV screens
Second-hand, alive and useless
Hour hand, that's what living means

We were living in utopia
We were living in utopia
Oh god

[Verse 4]
And it was written in the stars
For everyone I know and love to break and fall apart
And with the changing of the wind
I hope that one day I begin

[Chorus]
How long, how long?
How long, how long?