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All he ever wanted to do was harm
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All he ever wanted to be was cruel
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At twelve years old Fate marked his brow
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And he said, I have a mission now
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But we laughed at his clothes
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And the blackheads round his nose
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When we were boys at school
Teachers spoke of Hannibal and Hector
Nimrod and Nietzsche were his fuel
Swastikas and pentagrams
Flourished from his tender hands
But we watched in the rain
As the bully beat him up again
When we were boys at school
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And he said, my camouflage will hide me
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I?ll be grey as the world is grey
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A thousand government corridors
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Behind which of a thousand doors
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Will I delegate and rule, o little boys at school
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All he ever wanted to do was harm
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All he ever wanted to be was cruel
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And sometimes when the night is still
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I can feel the gathering of his will
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I can feel him flex the strings of power
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And grope to his appointed hour
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But we laughed at the dirt
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And the frayed cuffs on his shirt
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When we were boys at school
by: Jos Duarte
jtduarte1@gmail.com