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I was a child with the wildest eyes
Each day was new
Engulfed in surprise
I don’t know how and I don’t know why
A dullness arrived
It darkened and thrived

Sweet child, I have but one request
When I die, pin a blue ribbon on my chest

When I was child my father retired
I watched him give out
I watched him get tired
Of the days and the nights and fighting good fights
First he lost his bark
Then he lost his bite

I’m a marionette
You can tug my heart
But don’t you cross these strings
Martinet, I will push your cart
I love the honey
But I hate these stings

Sweet child, I have but one request
When I die, pin a blue ribbon on my chest

Suspended from time
Suspended from weight
The blinding golden future awaits
My son, my son, this is a clean slate
My son, my son, this is clean

Sweet child, I have but one request
When I die, pin a blue ribbon on my chest

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from Last of the Lovers, released August 8, 2017

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Instant Empire Denver, Colorado

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