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Flags in the Flame
03:45
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i grew up poor, grew up a freak
when i was a boy, i couldn't speak
i grew up small and i grew up weak
but i could light a fire like you wouldn't believe
yeah, i could light a fire like you wouldn't even fucking believe
demote your idols to ashes
and face the forty lashes
leave your allegiance in the rain
and throw your flags in the flame
yeah, throw your fucking flags in the flame
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2. |
River of Opportunity
04:07
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i feel like i'm lost at sea
but people keep on telling me
i'm floating down the river of opportunity
floating down the river of opportunity
no ships in sight
it's always night
no fish for miles
just some hungry crocodiles
when i'm floating down the river of opportunity
floating down the river of opportunity
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3. |
Brother Keeper
04:07
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i'd been with her before, it was no secret
but it didn't have to be the way she revealed it
she took things away i didn't mean by it
she took things away by being mean about it
so i shot right back
i stood my ground
left no terms for negotiation
i couldn't be
i wouldn't be
guilty by association
i am not the keeper of another
i am not the keeper of another
i am not the keeper of another
i need the time to have a lover
i started off all blue-eyed wonder
charming, happy as any other
a surprise visit shook me
and took me to my brother
his face was weathered and his state was grim
i saw the color red in his face and eyes
a fire in the air above him
imagine all the horror seeing my brother as the devil
my smiles turned to scowling and my eyes became like metal
and i shot right back
i stood my ground
left no terms for negotiation
i couldn't be
i wouldn't be
guilty by association
i am not the keeper of my brother
i am not the keeper of another
i am not the keeper of my brother
i need the time to have a lover
i need the time
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now to provide an update on the situation
i've been the victim of politicization
please leave if this will offend you
see to it my letters reach their proper venue
close your eyes and leave the lens open
keep the sound running to catch all the blood pour
out of my mouth and my nose onto the floor
on a cold snowy day when the kids are all home from school
tell my wife and my kids that i think that i love them
i'm doing this to continue to provide for them
i might be going inside of hell for them
but at least i'm continuing to provide for them
close your eyes and leave the lens open
keep the sound running to catch all the blood pour
out of my mouth and my nose onto the floor
on a cold snowy day when the kids are all home from school
i have carefully thought it all through
decided this is what i must do
please leave if this will offend you
please leave if this will offend you...
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