Freshman Knife Fight

from The Merits of Vandalism e.p. by Past Tense Hero

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Northeastern dreaming
The Sorbonne is taken
Columbia’s burning and I’m still sleeping
They got the French quarter
I heard it through the cobblestones
She said “Meet me at the barricades, tonight”
We rallied at the tennis courts
Steel-toes and spray cans
Matches and lighter fluid in pilfered flasks
And the guilt (x2) was better than the catch
I’m still swinging blindly
Shikras took a shiv and they’re not sure if he’ll live
After the show that probably saved his life
Making out in bathroom stalls
Trying not to make a scene
Cause you’re a flaming racist and I was 14
I’m still swinging blindly (x2)
He had the street cred in an SUV
He had the AED in the backseat
Where were you when the sirens came?
Where were you when the sirens came?
Where were you when they carried him away?
I’m still swinging blindly
But my friends and I are all still alive
Under Christmas trees on rug-burned knees
I sing with you
I live for you
For 30 years
For 40 years
For 50 years
In this freshman knife fight

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from The Merits of Vandalism e.p., released June 15, 2019

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Hailing from Philadelphia by way of Milwaukee, Past Tense Hero feature former members of Philadelphia, PA's Bleed. Soundtrack to the Adult Crash.

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