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someone build a temple on my daddys grave x3
so anytone that passes has to fall to their knees and pray

my daddy used to tell me
how he crawled across
graveyards on his belly
and when the shells hit the dirt
pieces of the dead flew up like jelly

he told of a day in northern italy
his friend received a letter
he smiled as he read it aloud
and the words of love made the soldiers feel better
suddenly his head jerked backwards
it what looked at first like laughter
then his face filled with pain
his helmet fell into the mud
filled with his brains

his war was the war to end all wars
but all it ended was the remnant
of the world that survived it
enriching the dead souls
of the scum that revived it

now my kids watch the news
and theyre afraid to go to class
massacres on the highway
mass graveyards in the grass
checkpoints on every corner
soldiers marching down neighborhood streets
when trouble comes dont even think
of calling the god damned police
unless you want to get your head blown off

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from Song​-​A​-​Day, released July 3, 2019
written and performed by bill white

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