Shadow Government

from Perfect Ending by Last Legs

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Shadow Government

To whom it may concern,
to wither or to burn,
I stomp on my allegiance,
and tack the grief to grievance.

Some prying eye may enter here,
some gaping mouth resound in fear,
and I’ll pass judgments so severe
that no one will dare venture near,
or hold their own amid my shifting gears.

See, I just paid a visit to the shadow government,
their vespers and their shrouds.
Broke my teeth on all this drunken merriment,
but the walls are coming down this time.

To whom may it return,
this dirty flag we burn?
We shatter our allegiance,
and list our final grievance.

Your prying eye has entered here,
your mouth is tight-lipped with the fear
of wasting all that you hold dear.
You break off your impatient spear,
and head out from amid my grinding gears.

You have to pay a visit to your shadow government,
their vespers and their shrouds.
Sink your teeth into this sullen betterment,
and make the walls come up on time.

And there they’ll feed you communion wafers
and candy bars.
Quick of wit and slow of temper,
they’ll pull your heartstrings from your heart.

This shadow government
with their vespers and their shrouds
break your teeth on all their drunken merriment,
but the walls will crumble down in time.

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from Perfect Ending, released February 16, 2010
Dušan Rebolj - music, lyrics, vocals
Borut Praper - music, arrangement, keyboards, programming, drums, bass, guitar

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