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I was a sculptor

I worked in marble, stone, and clay

And I’ve crafted some treasures in my day

I was a painter

Oils was my trade

And oil fueled lifetime’s worth of flames

When the war came

Everyone’s eyes all looked the same

Hot with fear, regret and shame

Among them, not a name

I built the bridges

And I the trains

Between us, put a tap on mother nature’s veins

And he, the logger

He, the chief of police

And he, the sole, acknowledged master of the feast

When the war came

Everyone’s eyes all looked the same

Hot with fear, revenge and tears

Among them, not a name

I sang of battle

I was its balladeer

I sang of more blood and bone than I can bear to hear

And we were brothers

That time is past

But I will spare your life until the last

When the war comes, we all deny where we were from

Hot with loneliness and rum

Suddenly ripe with age

When the war came

Everyone’s eyes all looked the same

Hot with fear, regret and tears

Among them, not a name

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