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Friday night starts out the same as usual, Beers and cider in the afternoon.
By 8 o'clock my eyes are getting itchy.
By 10 my hammer fists have followed suit.
My drinking buddies have all gone and left me for wives and for responsibility
So here i sit my glass is almost empty. The bottom jeers the bad thoughts back at me.
And everyone is dancing. They're laughing over there.
They don't know how she wronged me, they don't care.
Friday night is fight night. It's fight night. I'm gonna show the World that i'm a man.
Friday night is fight night. It's fight night. I'm dealing with the World the best i can.
And i will not stop until she comes back, my best form of defense is to attack. Don't pity me.
Saturday comes shining with a warm glow in my belly from the whisky, gin and sun.
The distractions i embrace are temporary, I spend my days with heart and body numb.
I will not think of his face next to her face.
I don't still feel the horror when she cried.
I will not think of his hands touching her hair.
I will not remember how and when she lied.
And everyone is smiling, the drinks are flowing free.
They don't know how i drove that bitch to leave.
Every night is fight night. It's fight night. I'm gonna show the World that i'm a man.
Every night is fight night. It's fight night. I'm dealing with the World the best i can.
And i will not stop until she comes back, my best form of defense is to attack.
Sunday night turns out the same as usual.
I'm regretting my whole damn wretched life.
But I keep on living this way cos it soothes me.
Until her man freed me with a knife.
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Hello Nero
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HELLO NERO:
I've lived without consequence. I've lived without regret.
I've waited for the foot to drop but it hasn't happened yet.
There's no one here to reprimand or punish my misdeeds.
I live the way you wish you could on want and whim and need.
And rewards and praise they shower down like bolts from above.
The animals that surround me are competitors.
My eyes they shine, my teeth they gleam, and i foam at the mouth.
I rate F6 without meaning, So look around.
Hey kid do you want to see a trick?
Do you want to know what it is ive done and where you're going wrong?
Hey kid do you want to see a trick?
Can you smile when you burn your cities down, and then pass the hat around? Hey kid?
My friends are all adversaries. They say 'Hello Nero'
Because i used to play the violin and watch the embers glow.
They say that i have a disease, an affliction of the brain,
But i'm the back bone of humanity, yes i dictate the pace.
And through it all i walk alone, the ace in this pack.
I need more feathers for my throne, More gold to fill cracks.
My eyes they shine, my teeth they gleam and i foam from the mouth,
And no-one will cry when i leave, so listen up.
Hey kid do you want to see a trick?
Do you want to know what it is ive done and where you're going wrong?
Hey kid do you want to see a trick?
Can you smile when you burn your cities down, and then pass the hat around?
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The Highwire Calamity Gravesend, UK
Aiming for somewhere between Arcade Fire and Murder By Death, usually missing
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I had songs that weren't right for my other band (3dbsdown.bandcamp.com), so I started demoing them for myself. It has got a bit out of hand. I'd like to record more songs properly but that costs money, so all contributions gratefully accepted.
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