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“We stole their babes and mothers, chiefs and braves Although we held the whip, you knew we were The real slaves To alchemy, human alchemy.”

Quote by Andy Partridge

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Andy Partridge is a British singer born on November 11, 1953. Known for his unique musical style and heartfelt lyrics, he is a founding member of the British rock band XTC. more

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“Now that I'm out and I'm shouting in doorways Freed from a love more like murder I should be singing but in liberation Feel like a ship with no rudder.”

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“Will you tell them about that far off and mythical land And how a child to the virgin came? Will you tell them that the reason why we murdered Everything upon the surface of the world Is so we can stand right up and say we did it in his name?”

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“Reign of blows cascading down upon your shoulders Far too many men dressed up as soldiers The lamb is brought to the ground Under the weight of the Crown A crown of thorns and dark deeds The swastika and the hammer and sickle Are symbols that reap only weeds”

Men Dark Weight Soldier Blow Deeds Shoulders Symbols Weed Crowns Reign Hammers Reap Thorns Lambs Dressed Up Crown Of Thorns

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“Ballet for a rainy day Silent film of melting miracle play Dancing out there through my window To the backdrop of a slow descending grey”

Play Film Window Miracle Dancing Silent Ballet Grey Melting Rainy Rainy Day Descending Backdrop Silent Films

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“The man who sailed around his soul From East to West, from pole to pole With ego as his drunken captain Greed, the mutineer, had trapped all reason in the hold”

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Author:Andy Partridge

“Well I don't know how many pounds make up a ton, Of all the nobel prizes that I've never won, And I may be the mayor of simpleton, But I know one thing, And that's I love you.”

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Author:Andy Partridge

“I believe the printed word is more than sacred Beyond the gauge of good or bad The human right to let your soul fly free and naked Above the violence of the fearful and sad”

Believe Humans Soul I Believe Violence Sacred Naked Your Soul Fearful Printed Gauges Printed Word

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“Now that I can see it's the queen's new clothes Now that I can hear all your poison prose Now that I can talk with my tongue unfroze I'm not so sure of Santa or the buck tooth fairy There are no words for me inside your dictionary”

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“Brain gets bent, heart gets broken You can't jump off once the pages turn School is out but never over That's the only lesson you can learn”

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“You can't always trust what you think, what you know ... but you can always trust your nature.”

Book:The Magician's Assistant

Source: The Magician's Assistant