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I like lyrics. I like reading them after I've heard a song, and tried to decipher them on my own. I like knowing what to sing when I sing along, instead of being embarrased by singing some mondegreen in front of someone. But mostly, I like that I'm one of the few people who keeps bringing this thread up to the top, biweekly.

Here's some lyrics for "Grandfather Sword", by 15-16 puzzle:

Doesn't anyone try?
Doesn't anyone put in effort anymore?
Maybe that's why
All the old-timers stopped dropping by.
Listen, back in the day
There were sounds of a revolution in the air;
It came and went
Much to my disillusionment.

Why do you think
That the battle ain't worth waging less you win?
Do you believe
That the blood we shed is free?
Grandfather Sword:
Dust it off and get to fighting
Before all that you have is a faded memory.

I remember a time
Every voice led a charge of angels overhead-
Perfectly seen
With no hint of a lackluster sheen.
Now the troops tend to be
Full of upstarts and double agents, and it seems
Immortality
Clearly isn't a priority.

Why do you think
You can quantify devotion to the cause?
Do you believe
There was once another way?
Grandfather Sword
Dust it off and get to fighting
Before all that you have is the words you didn't say.

Don't apologize-
Open up your eyes;
You might be suprised
This time.

I have never posted to this thread, 'cos I don't think lyrics work well without the music, but since Frankie asked...

Grandfather Sword by RxW:

Somebody once told me
I live life in a Ziploc bag
You know...
Hermetically sealed off,
Yellow and blue make green

I often have wondered
If I could live differently
But I always come back to this,
It's not how it's supposed to be

(chorus)
Mother Baretta
Baby Brother Neutron Bomb
Grandfather Sword
Sister Poisoned Arrowhead

I can't remember
A day of tranquility
We have crickets for conscience
And splinters where our hearts should be

(chorus)

The time has come now
This war has gone on too long
Put away your weapons
This house is falling down