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From A Distance
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Locksmith
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Hello son, this is daddy and I miss you There hasn't been a night that I don't wish that I was wit' you But I'm stationed overseas plantin' seeds to fulfill us Protectin' our country from evil men that want to kill us At least that's what they told me when I signed up Provide us with a step on the social ladder to climb up Money for college and a job in the sciences A brand new career and a house filled with appliances What I'm applying is: I've been trying to improve our situation And lift us out the Lion's den, I was hard-pressed I figured I could better my family and serve my country in the process But I could never be an absentee parent You're my only reason for being, and that's apparent If I don't make it back at least you could be proud Your dad died a hero, how does that sound? But your mamma don't agree with our leaders, claimin' they liars They force poor people to fight and put out fires That they start, won't take part but give orders Shipped home overnight across fictional borders And they ain't got a draft no more, we volunteer Classism is the draft and we on the bottom tier And I don't see none of their kids in the crosshairs Look across here, all of us starving for our share Right back inside this hostile feud Tryin' to unwrap what's facts, there's lots to prove I see it clear now, I'm not confused Every time we go to war, there's a reservoir of fossil fuels They try to block my view and say that it's for liberty The more I see the more I question it's validity And this is no plea, no pitch for sympathy This is me warning you if you should ever mimic me And even if I make it back There's no tellin' what I'm inhaling, the chemicals, and how they react If your Pappap was here he'd testify The gulf war, we sprayed our own troops with pesticides The nerve damage it did and how it was hid Neurotoxins indoctrines in which we live Interrogation methods, hidden from any records We all knew about, still pretend to reject it They say a lie leaves a stench, and this thing reeks Plus I haven't seen your face in sixteen weeks I can sense a cover up, but if this thing leaks The next time you see dad, I might be six feet deep Red, white and blue on top of a great coffin Inside, a brown body and it happens quite often I hope it's all worth it and serves a greater purpose But for now, this is "so long, son", 'til I resurface Goodbye
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