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The Battle of the Paperboy

from LIFE as LOVE as ART by Wailing Whales

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At night we were walking
The solders were talking
They’re saying:
“We’re not going to win this war.”
But in their case, I’m afraid, that they’re very quite sore
You see the battles are raging, the war is still taking
Everything they thought they had and they thought they loved
And now I’m going to die, and yes I’ll probably lie
Down in the muck, so when it’s time to choose
I say:
“I’ll be fucked, if we lose!”
So every night this Paper-Boy will sigh and sing a lullaby
To a non-existent body, who lies right at my side
And when we sing, and we praise all the things we eventually hate
Just keep in mind:

Cities break in half, when they hear God laugh
You cannot reconcile, is anyone not in denial?
I hear that life imitates art, so where does it all start?
And I find this to be true:
The only time you speak the truth, is drunkenly in a telephone booth
To avoid all those you spurned.

This bloody raging conflict
To be a better man
Kills only on the inside
It does the best it can.

Though you know that I’d fight for it
I’m afraid to die for it.
I hope nobody notices
As I sneak away.

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from LIFE as LOVE as ART, released May 5, 2015

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