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Gone To Hell

You built your home and you lived your life at the back of a firing range
And all your neighbours they donít talk much have come to think each other strange
Tumble down those dusty trinkets that line the walls of your cell
All that you once knew has gone to hell

The ghosts have come to party and someoneís laughing like a loon
And all your friends are still mouthing off the words to that old tune
Where the beat sounds like a bucket tumbling down an empty well
And all that you once knew has gone to hell

You're out late and feeling awkward in your brand new dancing shoes
Got a little bit drunk, lost your clothes and now youíve nothing left to lose
Morning breaks and youíre standing naked outside a cheap hotel
And all that you once knew has gone to hell

Now youíre sitting in the front row and this old theatre is aflame
As the image that you held so high melts within the frame
You scramble for the exit, heard somebody yell
And all that you once knew has gone to hell

It seems that letter you recieved from a friend with a forceful will
Brought back all those heady days in that house on the misty hill
Now your pulse is racing to the sound of a distant bell
An all that you once knew has gone to hell

Outside you can hear it screaming bloody murder through the trees
Where the wildfireís feeding off this late sou-easter breeze
You've sent your children to the front door to bid all your guests farewell
And all that you once knew has gone to hell

After all these years and bitter tears, you came to disregard
The very thing that you found, buried in your own backyard
Was fragile, outnumbered and encased in a rusty shell
And all that you once knew has gone to hell

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