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Adelaide ( /ˈædəleɪd/) is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million. The demonym "Adelaidean" is used in reference to the city and its residents. Adelaide is located north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges which surround the city. Adelaide stretches 20 km (12 mi) from the coast to the foothills, and 90 km (56 mi) from Gawler at its northern extent to Sellicks Beach in the south.
Named in honour of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort to King William IV, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for a freely settled British province in Australia.Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's founding fathers, designed the city and chose its location close to the River Torrens in the area originally inhabited by the Kaurna people. Light's design set out Adelaide in a grid layout, interspaced by wide boulevards and large public squares, and entirely surrounded by parkland. Early Adelaide was shaped by religious freedom and a commitment to political progressivism and civil liberties, which led to the moniker "City of Churches".
Heaven, I need a drug
Her eyes are all but fixed upon her coffee cup
Looking down, she tells you things are looking up
Take another slug
Heaven, I had a dream
Now my life's a nightmare of efficiency
She rattles off the things, she never got for free
Gearing up to scream
I remember when
I had you, you had so much promise then
Promised me that you would never leave again
To be broken you were made Adelaide
Heaven, I need a rest
I recognized the voices talking in my head
I couldn't make out everything the voices said
Loving you is a test
I remember when
I had you, you had so much promise then
Promised me that you would never leave again
To be broken you were made Adelaide
Heaven, I need a drink
I'm here because they're paying me to do my thing
They never specify what it is I should bring
I'm right up on the brink
I remember when
I had you and you had so much promise then
Promised me that you would never leave again
To be broken you were made Adelaide
I remember when
I had you and you had so much promise then
Promised me that you would never leave again
To be broken you were made Adelaide
To be broken you were made Adelaide