Republic Of Thieves Lyrics

One warm spring night

I'm born a sinner

Despite my mother's perfect piety

Fell in the wrong crowd

Grew up a scoundrel

I never did amount to anything

They did their best with

My education

In Sunday School we'd pray for clarity

But all the churches

And cryptic verses

Never revealed a fucking thing to me

But it's alright

Cause in hindsight

We wrestled with angels and saints

And lost to bourbon and shame

I confess now

I'm always a let down

But I just feel old and it's late and I'm stuck in this republic of thieves

I never wanted to be

I never wanted to bleed

When I left home they

They said be honest

And find some friends that have integrity

Now I conspire

With thieves and liars

Turns out they're just a lot more interesting

They blamed the anger

On my depression

They blamed the threats on my anxiety

They took my good drugs

And gave me new drugs

Yeah they just want to put me back to sleep

But it's alright

Because last night

We made sure the beggars are armed

And put the liars in charge

I think this time

We've run out of false light

I've tried to get out, it's too late, I'm still here in this republic of thieves

I never wanted to be

I never wanted to bleed

So the cops took you in and asked if you'd seen anything

And so you sang like a bird and told them everything

It's a Republic of greed

We're the saints and the liars

We're the angels and thieves

We're the faithful deniers

We're the beggars that bleed

And we're the quiet disasters

We steal and we cheat

And we're the smug little bastards

It's a Republic of greed

We're the saints and the liars

We're the angels and thieves

We're the faithful deniers

We're the beggars that bleed

And we're the quiet disasters

We steal and we cheat

And we're the smug little bastards

It's a Republic of greed

We're the saints and the liars

We're the angels and thieves

We're the faithful deniers

We're the beggars that bleed

And we're the quiet disasters

We steal and we cheat

And we're the smug little bastards