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Drunken Generals

from Mental Space Invader's Ball by The Piseógs

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Arise the sergeant shook me
He said son
Take this coin
And leave your life behind

And as we marched
The rhythm of the drums
And all the rum we need
To numb their hearts and minds

And so I'm off to fight a war
I toss their coin to see
If I come out alive
I see your eyes are pleading
Begging me what for
They said just do your duty
And don't reason why

Crystal ball lights
Float around the room
Entwine our lives
For just another day

At their tables
Generals toast impending doom
Whilst at abandon
We dance the night away

And we still had so much left to say
As I held you so close
I could feel your heart
But you know full well
They have to have their day
Watch the drunken generals
Tear our worlds apart

The captain's orders
came in to attack
We're in the first wave
at the break of day

Now I know
I won't be coming back
I remember
How we danced the night away

And we still had so much left to give
But your drunken generals
Took it all away
Now a star shines bright
For this short life I lived
And marks the sweet time
When we danced the night away

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from Mental Space Invader's Ball, track released April 4, 2019
Recorded at RTE and Electric Eye Studios mixed by Agent Jay in Brooklyn NYC.

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The Piseógs are (clearly) a non-conformist ska band. Their sound tips its cap to Jamaican ska and rocksteady, adding some other flavours in the mix.

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