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Artist: The National
Track: Fake Empire

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Stay out super late tonight
Picking apples, making pies
Put a little something in our lemonade
And take it with us

We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire

Tiptoe through our shiny city
With our diamond slippers on
Do our gay ballet on ice
Bluebirds on our shoulders

We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire

Turn the light out, say goodnight
No thinking for a little while
Let's not try to figure out everything at once
It's hard to keep track of you falling through the sky

We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
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The National - Fake Empire Lyrics
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Genius Meanings
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The opening track of The National’s 2007 opus, “Fake Empire” describes the hedonism and escapism of a culture lost to excess in the wake of its diminishing status as a world
The National – Fake Empire (Live in Brussels)
[Verse 1] / Stay out super late tonight / Picking apples, making pies / Put a little something in our lemonade / And take it with us / [Chorus] / We're half awake in a fake empire
The National – Fake Empire (Live)
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Ryan Lewis – Fake Empire
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Genius Albums
Boxer by The National
Boxer is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band The National, released on May 22, 2007 on Beggars Banquet Records. Produced by both Peter Katis and the band itself
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