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(专辑: The Blackest Crow - 2019)
Crimson flames tied through my ears Rolling high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps "We'll meet on edges, soon," said I
Proud 'neath heated brow Ah, but I
was so much older then I'm younger than that now Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth "Rip down all hate," I
screamed Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull, I
dreamed Romantic facts of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow Ah, but I
was so much older then I'm younger than that now In a
soldier's stance, I
aimed my hand At the
mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not that I'd become my enemy In the
instant that I
preach My existence led by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow Ah, but I
was so much older then I'm younger than that now My guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I
had something to protect Good and bad, I
define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow Ah, but I
was so much older then I'm younger than that now Ah, but I
was so much older then I'm younger than that now