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[Verse 1]
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Tell me did you ever hear the story of
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Two gods alike, the goddess of love
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Kingdoms away, so far from each other
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The world's ever-first long-distance lovers
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It's the tale of Venus and Aphrodite
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I'm known to lose my thoughts but my memory is tidy
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It's a story that I love and a story I know well
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Listen to me close so you can hear me tell
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No farther than a neighbour, 'cross the sea
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Met a party for deities
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They fell in love upon first glance
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Kept apart by the brawls of silly men
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[Verse 2]
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Oh, rumours told, oh, rumours said
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Of the first embrace these lovers shared
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Their beauties combined and shone a great light
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Brought an end to the dark, in the dead of night
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Worshipped by Greeks for love, war and beauty
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They got down on their knees and prayed, "Aphrodite,
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"Promise me true love, and promise me I win,
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"Against all my enemies who try to make me sin,
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"Promise me I'm pretty and promise me the sea,
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"Promise me the Romans finally set us free,
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"Oh, promise me the Romans finally set us free!"
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Similar to her, Rome had Venus
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Their prayers just as shallow and their words just as meanless
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"Promise my desires, promise me the West,
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"No matter the cost, even if it's death,
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"Promise me a target, and promise me a dime,
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"Promise me the Greeks finally abi-de!"
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[Verse 3]
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Against their own wills, at war with each other
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God fighting God, and brother fighting brother
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Long story short, it's a tale age as old
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Love ruined by men who fight and who fold
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Even the gods are hurt by our actions
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It's a little more than the law of attraction