Devotion (Sweetest Emotion)

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I hope you know the best of me

And that I keep on and keep you free

There's a strong wind from over the sea

And darling, the nation's leaning

There's a damp patch in the ceiling

In it someone saw the face of God

But I only saw the paint peeling

Greet the thieves with a nod

Consider a crook's feelings

The patch and the pips need feeding

But all I see is the land receding

Any man's face or the face of God

Never known, only free when sleeping

Empathy is teething

England's hounds are barking

The billionaires are breeding

And the children are still starving

If you're gonna stick around

You'd best pay for parking

Get your ticket from the face of God

Greet your maker with a nod

If you ever find him

Consider a creator's feelings

Billions of sons and daughters

Like snakes skin peeling

Like falling clouds of stars

You only smile when you're dreaming

You're only free when you're sleeping

I hope you know the best of me

And that I keep on and keep you free

There's a strong wind from over the sea

And darling, the nation's leaning

There's an audience in the ceiling

In it someone saw the face of God

But I can only see the slack jaws

And hear the sounds of jeering

Greet your killer with a nod

Consider your feelings

You only smile when you're dreaming

You're only free when you're sleeping

You only smile when you're dreaming

You're only free when you're sleeping

You only smile when you're dreaming

You're only free when you're sleeping

You only smile when you're dreaming

You're only free when you're sleeping

You only smile when you're dreaming

You're only free when you're sleeping