A land of speckled grey
\nA whisper in the mist
\nA hand of mottled clay
\nA shadow upon the grist<\/p>\n
A bird at play amongst the skies
\nA figure in the shade
\nA child, one that dies
\nA darkness amidst the glade<\/p>\n
All these things had clouded round
\nThe village for to seek
\nA home, a hearth, a living speak
\nYet buried upside down<\/p>\n
Caper and dance, laugh and fall
\nThe devil’s daily bread
\nNow slay them fast, now slay them all
\nAnd the leader you must behead<\/p>\n
And piss upon his gravestone now
\nFor tomorrow you’ll be drowned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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