Nashville

from The Final Generation of Man by Death Knell

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The Devil walked into The Monocle one summer night in Maryland
We we drinking gin and telling jokes when the man, himself, just sauntered in
With a vacant set of eyes, a three-piece-suit, and through a perfect grin
He said he'd sing us all a song as he tuned his mandolin
"Amassing wealth is easy when you sacrifice some residents
I give them cash, they give me souls
The bombs they use are elegant
Why just today I was called to sign and date a new amendment"
And we wondered what it said

Nashville wasn't meant to survive anyway

Ghosts and specters, wreathed in flame are all floating on the breeze
And there's ragged burnt up corpses on the fences, hanging from the trees
The smell of dirt, and death, and grime is littered on the breeze
And the sounds of young love swept away are the voices begging "Please"
Conquest, War, and Famine they all laugh until they're out of breath
The legions of those MAGA souls are all the banner-men for Death
They march into the capital to make every living soul pay
Cause Nashville wasn't meant to survive anyway

Nashville
Wasn't meant to survive anyway

The Devil laughed as he shared their suffering with us
"And did you see that blast?
All of this for cash!"
They don't care about you, no
It was a single fifty and advancement for his son
Nashville sank into the earth..
The Devil's taking claim enslaving all the folks that call this city home
Filling the Cumberland up with blood, and sweat, and fear, and shame
If you survived the blast out in Lebanon you better get on your knees and pray, Coz
Cause Nashville wasn't meant to survive
O Nashville

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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

Additional writing credit:
Dave Cole

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