there’ll never be a fear so bad
it’s worth the risk
of never finding out;
we young and faithful giants
hold our heads up
just beneath the clouds.
and we’re all made of whiskey
and gunpowder fumes,
and it’s lightning in a bottle
that illuminates this room.
hold your six shooter high,
you don’t know if you’re outgunned until you try.
march out on the main in full regalia—
the bomb’s about to fall.
and a hundred thousand
tons of tnt wake up,
and pick up on the call.
we’re all exhausted
but no one’s gonna sleep,
i don’t need you to tell me
that i’m gettin’ in too deep.
hold your six shooter high,
you don’t know if you’re outgunned until you try.
and a couple dozen youngsters
with nowhere else to go
are kicking into high gear,
getting ready for the show.
when we’re surrounded we’re surrounded,
and i hope that our blood
flows all across the land.
barricade ourselves inside somebody’s house
to make our final stand.
nobody here now,
streets all quiet and dark,
but somewhere on this planet
we’ve left our little mark.
hold your six shooter high,
you don’t know if you’re outgunned until you try.
hey!
credits
from Comrade Isodora Duncan,
released June 21, 2014
drums by Bowie Twombly, gang vox by Bowie Twombly and Monica Ramos, all else by Hanna Tashjian
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