Victory Lyrics - Nomeansno

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When I set out on this journey 

I thought it would never end 

When I started down that road 

I could not see the end 

And when I took that first step 

I fell in so deep 

And all those things that were so hard-won 

I thought I would always keep 

Now what do you think I see 

Standing like a wall in front of me 

Defeat, not victory 

Defeat, not victory 

Defeat, not victory 

Chorus: 

So what are you going to do? Die? 

No 

You gonna lay down and die? 

No 

I will not admit defeat 

I will not admit defeat 

I will see victory 

Pride and deceit 

Have choked my life like weeds 

And I lost sight of what I really had 

What I really need 

And all the things I should've valued 

I gave away for a prayer and a song 

And now when I reach out for them 

They are gone 

Now you know what I see 

Standing in front of me 

Like a headstone 

A fucking monument to human misery 

Defeat, not victory 

Defeat, not victory 

Defeat, not victory 

Chorus 

Do I have any friends here? 

I can't see 

Are any of my friends here? 

I can't see 

What about you? 

Will you be a friend to me? 

What about you? 

Will you be a friend to me? 

I've got a question to ask you 

And then you can ask it of me 

It's a simple request 

And then you can make it of me 

Can you forgive me? 

Can you see what will be? 

Is it victory? 

Now I can't show you all the things I've seen 

And I can't make you feel anything 

Certainly not what they meant to me 

And someday I know, no matter how hard we try 

We are all going to have to lay down and die 

So maybe I should just tell you 

What I hope and believe 

For every defeat there will be a victory 

For every defeat there will be a victory 

In defeat, victory