Vic Chesnutt - Speed Racer

[ intro ]
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[ verse 1 ]
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if i learned anything from all of these lectures?
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i think it’s my attention span clipped by tv at an early age
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well who heard the radio when you are five years old?
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i use to watch speed racer with that hyper attitude
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that carried me here to this flourescent enlightenment
[ chorus 1 ]
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i’m not a victim , i’m not a victim
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oh , i . . . i . . . i . . . i Am intelligent , i Am intelligent
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i’m not a victim , i’m not a victim
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oh , i . . . i . . . i . . . i Am an atheist , i Am an atheist
[ verse 2 ]
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the idea of divine order is essentially crazy
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the laws of action and reaction are the closest thing to truth in the universe
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so don’t try to spray me with your archaic rites of soul
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your vision is a biological one , i can dodge the thunderbolts
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and scratch out an existence on this glorious but simple plane
[ chorus 2 ]
G G
i’m not a victim , i’m not a victim
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oh , i . . . i . . . i . . . i Am intelligent , i Am intelligent
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i’m not a victim , i’m not a victim
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oh , i . . . i . . . i . . . i Am an atheist , i Am an atheist