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The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
Devastation

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The Besnard Lakes

Devastation

Release date: 20th February 2007

From The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

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About This Track

"Devastation" is a track by The Besnard Lakes, from the album The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse, released 20th February 2007. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Devastation

They won't play your song on the radio

The war is being played out on our television

Once said the drug of the nation

Your cultural riches are now history

Aggravation

Aggravation

Your remaining people have no

Trenches left from which to fight

The rich militia hold their guns

With rich smiles on their faces

While there's looting going on

There's a devil flying overhead

What a fucking pile of shit

Devastation

Devastation

Devastation

Devastation

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Track details

From The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

2007

Album

The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

The Besnard Lakes

Release year

2007

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—And You Lied to Me

—Devastation

—For Agent 13

—Because Tonight

—Rides The Rails

—On Bedford and Grand

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And You Lied To Me (Live)

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Pressure of Our Plans (Live)

The Specter (Live)

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The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings

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The Besnard Lakes Are the Divine Wind

Tungsten 4 - The Refugee

Pressure of Our Plans

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Towers Sent Her To Sheets Of Sound

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And Her Eyes Were Painted Gold

People of the Sticks

We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)

Land of Living Skies Pt. 2: The Living Skies

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Land of Living Skies Pt. 1: The Land

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On Bedford and GrandThe Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

Cedric's WarThe Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

And You Lied to MeThe Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

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The Besnard Lakes — She's an Icicle

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The Besnard Lakes — A Jacket for a Rainy Lady

The Besnard Lakes — She’s an Icicle

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The Besnard Lakes — Land of Living Skies Pt. 2: The Living Skies

The Besnard Lakes — Light Up the Night

The Besnard Lakes — Like the Ocean, Like the Innocent Pt. 1: The Ocean

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The Besnard Lakes — Like the Ocean, Like the Innocent Pt. 2: The Innocent

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Christmas Can Wait
New Revolution
Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again (edit)
The Dark Side of Paradise
The Father of Time Wakes Up
The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
(Dizzy) Eagle
46 Satires
46 Satires (Live)

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Credits

Credited: Catherine McCandless, Corri-Lynn Tetz, Elizabeth Powell, Eric LaRock, George Donoso III, Jace Lasek, Jean-Paul Terron, Jerimiah Bullied, John Golden, Jonathan Trimble Cummins, Kevin Laing, Nicole Lizée, Olga Goreas, Steve Raegele, Susan Beckett