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from Rōnin by Lost on Purpose

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Hot enough to kill a man
Watch the farmer's broken hand
My brother's in the rocks below
Saying prayers to the lord

He went to join the infantry
But politics got in between
He took our father's gun and left
The land he loved to fight for them

In the next century they'll name this place
After all the deaths of today
Both my brother and I stare
At moonlight

Too humid in these woolen clothes
To care what happens to your soul
The broken hand points to the rocks
To the brother your family lost

It's funny how a bayonet
Can cause a man to genuflect
Think about the life he led
Your mother's smile, your father's laugh

In the next century they'll name this place
After all the deaths of today
Both my brother and I stare
At moonlight
After all the years have passed us by
Face to face on a summer night
One by one they close our eyes

Our mother's fears have come to life
No more blood in our bloodline
On a cloudy summer night
Never get to take a wife
Never see the city lights
Never set the story right
Or tell my brother it's alright

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from Rōnin, released July 16, 2013

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