Inevitable Decline

from The Final Generation of Man by Death Knell

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Words and numbers in a matchbook burning like a kerosene lamp in the corners of my mind
It's flames are licking up, I'm going down
Force my blood and heart to syncopate in a complex time
And it isn't just the content of it
Or the talking that we did that night
It's only that it represents a change
And I'm not nervous for our act to take place
But I don't believe it'd be a waste of time
Preparing for the inevitable decline

So if you want to dissect this dichotomy to see where it all went south
I'll use this matchbook, even on fire, as exhibit A, to tell you what it's all about
And I'm nothing if not inconsistent, both in the wanting and the rather not -
I always thought it'd go away with age
And I'm not nervous for our actions bearing the fruit of our labors
But I do believe we're right
And I do know we're not safe
And we're living now on borrowed time

Words and numbers in a matchbook burning in, burn it down
I can't sort the feeling out:
I'm better in
I'm good without
Turning me around
And I'm not crazy, right, for thinking it's a foolish thing
We're better off doing nothing at all?
Turning me around
But no, I can't expect the change I want to happen if I'm sitting doing nothing when I have the tools in front of me
Turn me around
Turning me around
So now, I mean it
Gonna shake a leg, stepping out with my left foot
Put it out in front of me, followed up by my right foot
Take the matchbook out of my pocket
I'm gonna call you
Just you wait and see I'm gonna call you
And I'm moving, shaking
Dancing, walking, thinking, nervous and I'm salivating
Meandering a bit and stalling while my heart is aching
But I'm nervous breaking down

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from The Final Generation of Man, released October 28, 2020
Christopher Beatty - Guitar, Vocals
Cameron Poehner - Drums, Percussion
John Bruner - Bass, Vocals

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