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The Lawyer and the Partisan

from Hotel Messerschmitt by BAAN

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Later on, the lawyer spoke to the headsman, paid him what he was due
Made a few adjustments to the scaffold
Tightened up a few loose screws.
Sharpened the blade
The one the blacksmith made
In the forge the lawyers cousin financed
Oh, yes, everyone owed somebody something in Messerschmidt
The whole place might rhyme with the smell of shit
But at least it was good, honest capitalist shit
And the fucking partisan would find out in the morning
He should have listened to his mothers warning
But idiots and billionaires
They never listen
The first because he doesn’t know how
And the second because no-one makes him
Except the lawyers
Always the fucking lawyers
Ah, the lawyer breathed well that day
Took his ease in the usual way
Brought down the enemy at sunrise
There was no sin attached to the deed
Everybody has to die
Except the lawyer
The lawyer always wins
Even death needs his lawyer

Son of a gun picked me up at the border
He wouldn’t believe I was the Agent of a higher order
I had the boss man, boss man dying on the line
Bleeding out on my Alligator Shoes, but I was feelin’ fine

I never saw nothin’, I never even saw you there
Hangin’ out kissing the girl wae the flaming red-red hair
I cannot feel my legs, I cannot see my hands
Please God don’t let me die in this God forsaken land

Save yourself!
Just save yourself
Don’t worry ‘bout me
I’m going home

The lawyer said to the doctor, I’ll be there soon
He said to the taxi driver, the dark side of the Moon
Said the taxi driver to the lawyer, there’s no dark side
Even worse than that, the whole fucking thing is hollow inside

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from Hotel Messerschmitt, released October 10, 2023

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Like all musicians I wished I had the same number of limbs as an octopus. My wish was granted, but not in the way I had hoped for. My cephalopod partner is an enthusiastic volunteer from the worldwide animal charity Save Humans From Themselves. We share a special kind of love. ... more

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