I was sayin’ let me out of here before I was even born,
It’s been a long time coming
It’s frustrating to observe what the mirror does
But when I die it better not be for nothing

I belong to the independence generation
And I can’t take it or leave it this time, well
I belong to the independence generation but
I’m getting weary hearing all the same lines

Support was on the up and up, then Alex Salmond left
He was a cartoon long forsaken by the public eye
The new leader bowed to the king, but not the government
The lawyers grabbed her throat and yelled, “God’s consolation prize!”

I belong to the independence generation
And I can’t take it or leave it this time, well
I belong to the independence generation but
I’m getting weary hearing all the same lines

The court proceedings dragged on, evidence packed with cash
Carried up flights of stairs and dropped into a vacant lot
I lost my train of thought and skipped another empty march
And watched them wait to lose everything they got

I belong to the independence generation and
I can’t take it or leave it this time, well
I belong to the generation but
I can’t take it or leave it this time

I belong to the independence generation and
I can’t take it or leave it this time, well
I belong to the generation but
I can’t take it or leave it this time

 

see also:

Closer

Yes Because