Tom Clarke - After the Flags lyrics

"But still it moves" I heard you cry Matters of fact attract, with time to bide Thread sisters stay on my side Heavy headed when we collide Ten sounds at once reverberate Coin-operations self-sustain in a cloud Compulsion caught will penetrate "Come on son do your country proud!" Lead us down to the ocean And wash our hands of campaigns for the self-a**ured Fading white in surrender And weary from the beating sun that blinds you [Chorus] Take a hit for catharsis Take a hit for them all After the flags they're selling off the wall I wanna die for a reason I wanna k** for a cause Before they fall The fall won't k** but it's gonna hurt And for a moment clear the haze from your eyes To redefine the lines of flesh and dirt A sudden tenderness, viscera surprise Dressed in red to mourn the dead 6 o'clock, do you watch just to wince at this? Eyes are wide; we have been misled And now you face the modern synthesis Straighten out your fiction As means to ends and ends to meaning guide you [Chorus] Take a hit for catharsis Take a hit for them all After the flags they're selling off the wall I wanna die for a reason I wanna k** for a cause After the flags I'm nobody at all Take a hit for catharsis Take a hit for them all After the flags they're selling off the wall If I can reach you with reason You say it's time for a fall After the flags you're nobody at all