New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed Intro: Verse 1 It was crime at the time but the laws, we changed 'em Though the hero for hire's forever the same one Introducing for the first time, Pharaoh on the microphone Pre-chorus 1 Sing all- hail, what will be revealed today, when we peer to the great unknown from the line the the thrown? Verse 2 Awakened to cheers after years on the faultline, We are shocked to be here in the face of the meantime. Pharaoh all your methods have taught me is to separate my birth from bone Pre-chorus 2 It will all- fail, feeling what I feel today, when we peer to the great unknown from the line to the thrown. Chorus 1 [(Na na na na na na)...form a line through here(x2) (Na na na na na na na na) Form a line to the throne (x2)] x2 Verse 3 Alone in the chain it remains to be seen how how well you play when the pawn takes a queen now Introducing for the first time, Pharaoh on the microphone Repeat Pre-chorus 1 (x2) Repeat Chorus 1 (x2) Outro verse It was crime at the time but the laws have changed, yeah! (x2)