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by Wetdryvac
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Merc
July 10, 1993
you don ��t like what you see
then take it apart
don ��t matter to me
should you break a few heads
or break a few hearts
lookin �� all around
listenin �� for thunder
I shouldn ��t wonder
but what you should find it
livin �� by your sword for a century or three
got back to your basics
it ��s in what you breathe
blocking out visions
of what can ��t be
you can ��t accept what you know
then you go forth and fake it
different twist on the known
it ��ll give way
fightin �� down fear has been all the rage
striking out easy ��
like biting meat
stage by stage you ��ll break back even
kill a few folk for the good of the land
mother told her little boy
that life would be hell
didn ��t think to say
who ��d be bringing it round
mother ��s in the ground now
son ��s in the forces
killing for the government
gaining more horsepower
likes the illusion
that he can break ground
if they tell you to believe well
what can you do
too long now been burning down towns
it ��s ok to rape and pillage is fashion
make yourself see that they must bow down
if they don ��t look
you should bloody well make them
show them your sword and bare your teeth
if it ��s them or it ��s you
your choice has been made
no need for restraint this sunny day
just a pinch of cannabis cures paranoid stares
those late night thoughts will fade right away
if you don ��t believe what you see ��
why bother to change it
fashion is habit
habit is killing
easier to kill than to break and run
you don ��t like what you see
you can ��t change it
don ��t stop to believe
that ��s been banned
you ��ve got your orders
here ��s the town
they ��re all thinking of peace
better mow them down gently
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