[Verse 1]
 
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Once upon a time at the foot of a great mountain,
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There was a town where the people known as Happyfolk lived.
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Their very existence a mystery to the rest of the world,
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Obscured as it was by great clouds.
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Here, they played out their peaceful lives,
 
Innocent of the litany of excess and violence
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That was growing in the world below.
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To live in harmony with the spirit of the mountain called Monkey was enough.
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Then one day, Strangefolk arrived in the town
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They came in camouflage, hidden behind dark glasses
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But no one noticed them, they only saw shadows
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You see, without the Truth of the Eyes, the Happyfolk were blind
 
[Chorus 1]
 
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Falling out of aeroplanes and hiding out in holes,
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Waiting for the sunset to come, people going home.
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Jump out from behind them and shoot them in the head,
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Now everybody dancing, the dance of the dead,
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The dance of the dead, the dance of the dead.
 
[Verse 2]
 
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In time, the Strangefolk found their way into the higher reaches of the mountain
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And it was there that they found the caves of unimaginable sincerity and beauty
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By chance, they stumbled upon the place where all good souls come to rest
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The Strangefolk, they coveted the jewels in these caves above all things
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And soon they began to mine the mountain
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Its rich seam, fueling the chaos of their own world
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Meanwhile, down in the town, the Happyfolk slept restlessly
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Their dreams invaded by shadowy figures digging away at their souls
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Every day, people would wake and stare at the mountain
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Why was it bringing darkness into their lives?
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And as the Strangefolk mined deeper and deeper into the mountain, holes began to appear
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Bringing with them a cold and bitter wind that chilled the very soul of the Monkey
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For the first time, the Happyfolk felt fearful
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For they knew that soon the Monkey would stir from its deep sleep
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And then came a sound, distant at first, it grew into castrophany
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So immense that it could be heard far away in space
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There were no screams, there was no time
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The mountain called Monkey had spoken
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There was only fire, and then... nothing
 
[Chorus 2]
 
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Oh, little town of USA, your time has come to see
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There's nothing you believe you want
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But where were you when it all came down on me?
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Did you call me? No