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Imagined Communities Lyrics — IDLES | Dork

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Imagined Communities Lyrics

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Imagined Communities

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Imagined Communities

[Verse 1] Do you feel wide-eyed Now you know your neighbour And the headlines all entertain us And the old folks become blameless Oh, blameless [Verse 2] A crippling addiction To lazy affection And the hateful become famous And the old folks become blameless Oh, blameless [Chorus] We don't need your nation, oh Or imagined community, yeah, yeah, yeah Is your wife allowed, wife allowed, wife allowed? Is your wife allowed, is your wife allowеd, is your wife allowed? Does it makе you proud that your wife's allowed? Does it make you proud that now imitation's crowned king? [Verse 1] Do you feel wide-eyed Now you know your neighbour And the headlines all entertain us And the old folks become blameless Oh, blameless [Chorus] We don't need your nation, oh Or imagined community, yeah, yeah, yeah Is your wife allowed, wife allowed, wife allowed? Is your wife allowed, wife allowed, wife allowed? Does it make you proud that your wife's allowed? Does it make you proud that now imitation's crowned king? [Verse 1] Do you feel wide-eyed Now you know your neighbour And the headlines all entertain us And the old folks become blameless

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"Imagined Communities" is a song by IDLES from the album IDLES, released in 2011.

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