Here's a missive for the martyrs
Or a eulogy for the saints
I know that I can't go much farther
But I don't have no complaints
Because I'm standing and I'm steady
So I can absorb your words again
And it's my strength that leaves me ready
For all the chaos coming in
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We watch it on the TV screens
So I guess it must be real
It's in all the latest magazines
And it won't ever be concealed
Tips and tricks to keep in check
So that you never lose your place
It's another breakdown that you'll dissect
With every look upon your face
It's peaking past the window cill
Like a distant autumn breeze
In favour for the truths you'd kill
To get everything you please
Though nothing's all that simple dear
And you should know it all too well
When your best intentions disappear
You'll have paved the way to hell
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I stared up at the summer skies
As you sat around and wondered why
But nothing here would make much sense
It's time to trade them in I guess
You swear that there's no decency
Between your hopes and what you see
And I've been blind for seven years
Though I don't seem to live in fear
But people make mistakes
Another heart will break in two
It's true you know but that won't change
A thing for you inside your brains
It's all forever more
Focused down to watch your feet
Your shoe gazed glance was so discreet
But you had finally had enough
I'm guessing that you just gave up
You swear that there's no dignity
From all the things you can't believe
Some heroes gone on open waves
Until they finally drift away
But people make mistakes
Another heart will break in two
It's true you know but that won't change
A thing for you inside your brains
It's all forever more