Fish out of Water

from fireman (Part 2 of "The Drug Years") by Paul Roessler

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Hey spare a quarter for a blind man
An angel who fell
I fought bravely in the war between heaven and hell
I stood toe to toe against the foul and the strange
The things that I saw. They burned out my eyes
I lost the will to live and the strength to die

So many gone- the brave and the pure
I think that we won
I never was sure
Now castaway here with a shipwrecked head
After we slaughtered our enemies
Strangers and friends

We died at our own hands
Mended our wounds
Buried ourselves in deep ancient
Sacred tombs
I guess I oughta know
The closest thing to pure evil
You ever touched
Was yourself and no one else
And you liked it, you liked it
You liked it so much

The streets of this planet
Choke me like ghouls
I wake up drowning
In stinking fetid pools
Left sad behind stranded
But a detour for the
Well dressed unconscious fools

So many gone- the brave and the true
I think that we won now
I don’t know about you
Now castaway here with a shipwrecked head
After we slaughtered our enemies
Strangers and friends

Additional vocals: Jeff Parker

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from fireman (Part 2 of "The Drug Years"), released April 2, 2021

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