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I Was A Whaler

from The State Of It All by Paper Rifles

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I was a whaler, I was a man
With tooth and needle cradled in my hands
Scratching lines and inking them for permanence
To leave more than my body when I'm gone

I was a sailor, ironclad
My country claimed the courage that I had
Cannon fire brings its own kind of permanence
In rebel bodies broken on the shore

He was a whaler, he was a man
Now either side of unread books they stand
The lines he scratched and inked in search of permanence
A scrimshaw will - enamel, ink and all

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from The State Of It All, released March 2, 2018

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Paper Rifles Edinburgh, UK

Acoustic/indie/punk/rock/singing/hectoring from Edinburgh. Anti-Manifesto and MTAT Records. Get to the chorus.

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