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   Jun 23, 2008 · Fake Empire Lyrics. [Verse 1] Stay out super late tonight. Picking apples, making pies. Put a little something in our lemonade. And take it with us. [Chorus] We're half awake in a fake...

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   Tiptoe through our shiny city. With our diamond slippers on. Do our gay ballet on ice. Bluebirds on our shoulders. We're half awake in a fake empire. We're half awake in a fake empire. Turn the light out, say goodnight. No thinking for a little while. Let's not try to figure out everything at once.

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   Is 'Fake Empire' a good song?

   • Mark Mordue of WAToday called "Fake Empire" "one of the great rock'n'roll songs" of 2007. He described it as "a romantic-sounding tune marked by a quiet declaration that 'We're half awake in a fake empire,' [which] married the lonely-guy blues of a New York night to a veiled critique of American imperialism.

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   Is 'Fake Empire' a song about war?

   • Matt Berninger: Neither were every really songs about war. “Fake Empire” has political allusions but it’s also just a song about going out and forgetting your troubles. If anything, its more about trying to avoid thinking about the state of the world.

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   Did Ryan Lewis remix 'Fake Empire'?

   • Ryan Lewis also released a song called "Fake Empire" on the album The VS. [Redux] in 2010 together with Macklemore. It samples the "Fake Empire" refrain, therefore making it a remix rather than a cover. Anna-Lynne Williams released a version of the song as Lotte Kestner on her 2011 album Stolen.

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   Lyrically, "Fake Empire" is a commentary about a generation lost to disillusion and apathy. Vocalist Matt Berninger further explained to The Quietus that it is about "where you can't deal with the reality of what's really going on, so let's just pretend that the world's full of bluebirds and ice skating."

5. www.youtube.com › watchThe National - Fake Empire with lyrics - YouTube

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   May 30, 2010 · This was the first song by The National I heard, and I have loved it ever since. Enjoy!

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   Fake Empire Lyrics by The National from the Boxer album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Stay out super late tonight Picking apples, making pies Put a little something in our lemonade And take it with us …

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   Fake Empire Lyrics by The National. Stay out super late tonight picking apples, making pies Put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us We're half awake in a fake empire...

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   With our diamond slippers on. Do our gay ballet on ice, bluebirds on our shoulders. We're half awake in a fake empire. We're half awake in a fake empire. Turn the light, out say goodnight. No thinking for a little while. Let's not try to figure out everything at once.