⬅ The Bastard

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[Verse 1]
The bastard came back
Smelling of gunsmoke and patchouli
Holding a flag
That he said was from some lost country
Said that he'd ride
With the warrior nearly forgotten
Smiled cheerfully
It appeared that his teeth had gone rottin'

[Chorus]
Crying "No, no, no, no, no
I will never win the war
No, no, no, no, no
I will never win the war this time"

[Verse 2]
The bastard's hands
Were stained with [bitol?] and chicory
Rags that he'd wore
Smelled strong of a recent memory
Pulled up his sleeves
To show the scars left by a lion
His body was bleedin'
But his shadow was still a giant

[Chorus]
Crying "No, no, no, no, no
We will never win the war
No, no, no, no, no
We will never win the war this time"

[Verse 3]
The bastard [showed up?]
Came in all strong and slick and homely
Looked like a sad mix of Ringo Starr and [?]
Pulled out a [shard?]
That he beckoned the Bastard to give him
And I knew from that [bone?]
[?] so very little to believe in

[Chorus]
Crying "No, no, no, no, no
We will never win the war
No, no, no, no, no
We will never win the war this time"

[Verse 4]
Oh, call me right [?]
We are broken but we still believe
Give my body back to me
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Because the bastard and me
Had no surface from under our feet
But as painful as it is brave
Let it go, let it go, let it go

[Interlude]
And all I know
Is this pain, is all I know

All I know
Is this war, is all I know

[Verse 5]
The bastard came back
But it was clear he was not there at all
Holding his child
While he stared right at the wall
Stared at his feet
Where we thought that he was not looking
His little deceit
Passed the point of being exciting

[Interlude]
To let him go, Lord
I will just have to let him go
[4x]

[Chorus]
Crying "No, no, no, no, no
We will never win the war
No, no, no, no, no
We will never win the war
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
We will never win the war
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
We will never win the war this time"