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Soldier Sir

from Recital by Matches

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soldier sir, be gentle when you come home
they say you'll come back a monster
but I'm still counting down the days
I fill the gaps with expletives
in all the places where I'm clueless
all I know is I don't know anything
it moves itself into my memory
I don't remember what it's like to have you with me
all I know is I'm missing something
there can be no place for me to say it isn't right
but even though I'm proud, something's calling out inside

I want to know about all the wasted time
I want to know how you're gonna make it up to me
how do you expect me to survive
with only envy now and then?
you can say it's just a few years of our lives
but it's living in raining versus living in sunshine

soldier sir, there's not much left to say
the ink is not just smooth and black
it's cumbersome and stained
derived from puzzled pigments
and applied with too much pain
I can find no way to put my ruthless words to sleep
the reason why I'm tired's 'cause they have to rest with me
the reason why I'm tired's 'cause they have to rest with me


Words by Amanda Cook

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from Recital, released June 3, 2016

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