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Artist: Declan Mckenna
Track: Brazil

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I heard you sold the Amazon
To show the country that you're from
Is where the world should want to be
For a fine something all people need

I'm faithless now though we win
Every time and I don't know how
'Cause I haven't bought you
And I haven't sold me
But the people are dying to, to get on TV

I heard he lives down a river somewhere
With six cars and a grizzly bear
He got eyes, but he can't see
Well, he talks like an angel but he looks like me

Oh Lord, what have I become?
I'm the face of God, I'm my father's son
I'm not what you think you see
I know you can't eat leather, but you can't stop me

Why would you lie, why would you lie about how you feel?
I've got a mission and my mission is real
Because you've had your chances, yeah, you've had enough
I'm gonna burn your house down to spread peace and love
And it gets me down
Oh, Lord, how it gets me down

I heard he lives down a river somewhere
With six cars and a grizzly bear
He got eyes, but he can't see
Well, he talks like an angel but he looks like me
Oh, Lord
Oh, Lord

I wanna play the beautiful game while in Brazil
'Cause everybody plays the beautiful game while I'm in Brazil
'Cause it's all you've ever wanted and it's all that you want still
Don't you wanna play the beautiful game out in Brazil?
I wanna play the beautiful game while I'm in Brazil
'Cause everybody plays the beautiful game out in Brazil
And it's all you've ever wanted and it's all that you want still
Don't you wanna play the beautiful game out in Brazil?
(Oh yeah)

I heard he lives down a river somewhere
With six cars and a grizzly bear
He got eyes, but he can't see
Well, he talks like an angel but he looks like me
I heard he lives down a river somewhere
With six cars and a grizzly bear
He got eyes, but he can't see
Well, he talks like an angel but he looks like me

(And that was my triple collateral on Free for All)
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“Brazil” is Declan McKenna’s debut single. It was initially self-released through his own YouTube channel on December 2014. It gained international recognition after its re-release
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[Verse 1] / I found love for the little things in life / I'm not satisfied with what I want / We'll stop time if you're a little bit lonely / There's no guarantee, but it's all
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[Verse 1] / Oí que has vendido la Amazonia / Para mostrar que el país de donde vienes / Es donde todo el mundo debería querer estar / Por algo que es muy necesario para ti / Ahora
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[Verse 1] / What's the point, muffin? / I don't believe in nothin' anymore / You tell me I don't relate to the kids no more / Now, I feel like I'm letting them down / What's the
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[Verse 1] / You're gonna get yourself killed / Before you can run / Just 'cause you've got your own theme song / "Fastest gun in the solar system" / [Pre-Chorus] / Don't mean you'
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[Verse 1] / Don't it feel so much better / When you see how much you've grown? / Why you writin' the letter? / Why you takin' it on your own? / [Pre-Chorus] / And why you takin' it
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[Verse 1] / There's an elephant in the cupboard, son / Keep him on the run / Help him survive / I got an elephant in the cupboard / But I can't keep a cactus alive / If I'm so
Declan McKenna – Excitement (Demo)
[Verse 1] / Watch me sit upon the rocks / Wash my skin and heal my soul / 'Til it gets sold / Lay out here upon the rocks / Wishin' you would not get old / But it gets cold / Layin
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[Verse 1] / I made a wrong turn, in blue / How the rain kept me inside? / I built a house from sticks and twine / And you said it would serve me fine / But then the rain could soak
Declan McKenna – Slipping Through My Fingers
[Verse 1] / Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning / Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile / I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness / And I
Declan McKenna – Howl
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Brazil - Single by Declan McKenna
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Declan McKenna
Declan McKenna (born 24 December 1998) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician best known for winning the Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition in 2015 and his
Declan McKenna Songs
Declan McKenna has 121 songs with the most popular being Brazil, Paracetamol and Why Do You Feel So Down.
Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Brazil” by Declan McKenna?
“Brazil” by Declan McKenna was produced by Max Marlow.
Q:Who wrote “Brazil” by Declan McKenna?
“Brazil” by Declan McKenna was written by Declan McKenna.
Q:When did Declan McKenna release “Brazil”?
Declan McKenna released “Brazil” on December 4, 2015.
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