Victory City

English translation

I'm gonna be cheerful like Salman Rushdie.

I'm gonna feel comfortable in my own body.

I'm gonna be able to tell a story.

'Til all the diamonds are extracted from the earth.

Until the jeweler's loupe can tell me exactly what it's worth.

I'm gonna have courage like Candace Bergen.

Gonna listen for the ventriloquist until I've heard him. I set fire to the dollhouse, leave it burning.

And all the policemen who tried to scare me straight.

Those dummies can talk and talk and talk and talk, but they'll just have to wait.

I got jumped in by some drunk kids while we were dope sick.

You got sexed and you got your lip split.

I got my ass kicked on the avenue of time.

Victory City.

I wanna stand tall like Joe Strummer.

I wanna live my whole life like it's the last day of summer.

You looked down at your shoes and asked for my number.

You said you'd call me if the moonlight ever hurt.

Said if you came running after me, baby, well, it'd be in reverse.

I got tempted to just give in on a park bench.

Felt the earth spin. I just didn't.

I saw your footprints on the avenue of time.

I wanna look you in the eye, even if we're going blind. Victory City.

Victory City.

Victory City.

Victory City.

Ha.

Victory City.

Victory City.

Oh, Victory City.

Victory City.

Oh, Victory City. Victory City. Victory City.

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