Capo  5 

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Shots split the night, a bullet lodged in his brain 
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He must have died instantly, he felt no pain 
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A crowd quickly gathered to the feast of the gun 
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Waiting for the ambulance and cops to come 
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Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm  Sirens wail in the concrete 
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Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh 

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Headlight lit the faces by the tabernacle door 
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Gazing at the bloodstains on the damp sidewalk 
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As the crowd turned to go, a man was heard to say 
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"He must have had it comin' to him anyway" 
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Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm  Blood wagon rolls through the dragnet 
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Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh 

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Cadillacs roll through the smoggy perfume 
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The buildings are choking on oxygen fumes 
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Evangelists praying in rented rooms, in the afternoon 
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   Which way do the signposts read 
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African eyes in the sunrise 
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The gates of the city are rusted over and mouldering 

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The violence of the evening decays into the night 
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While shadows press like moths against the neon light 
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Movie queues diffuse into the Cinerama haze 
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While libertines read pornozines in street cafes 
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Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm  The madman swings in the pulpit 
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Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh 

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