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Only the Fallen

from The Rhizome by Bill White and Friends

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Speak by command not incantation
Any kook can imitate gobble d gook or footnote notation
But when the ides of march meet the winds of august
The truth of the story is told by only the fallen
Only the fallen who sing in the fire
Those who are still standing are cowards and liars
From the pulpits they speak like rodents they squeak
To the congregation not by command not by Gods hand
But through incantation
The dead salute no more in triangular columns
The truth of the story is told by only the fallen
Only the fallen still sing in the grass
That covers the bodies of those who still pass
Prophesy and interpretation debased to incantation
The wind that fills them is base and common
The truth of the story is told by only the fallen
And after the dirt of your life is thrown over your coffin
You will find there were never any heroes there was only the fallen

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from The Rhizome, released March 18, 2023
written and perfromed by bill white

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