Cover art for Portcullis by Bloc Party

Portcullis

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Portcullis Lyrics

Stop being so European
There's a time and a place
A time for words not action
No time to articulate

I'm a humble man
With humble desire
I bleed, I breathe
Nobody wants World War 3
Grow old gracefully

Turn off the TV
It's okay it's not real
Everyone loves the fight scenes
It's okay it's not real
Float like a butterfly
Learn to love the way you feel
Just like the movies
It's okay it's not real
We can make you disappear
We can make you disappear
We can make you disappear
It's okay it's not real

We can learn and fight and fight and fight
We can fight and fight and fight to learn and fight
We can learn and fight and burn and fight
We can set fire and learn with flames to fight
We can look at books and learn to how to fight
We can shut books and fight flames and burn
We can burn books and learn to love to fight
We can shut you down and shut your fucking mouths

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