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Circa 1762

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met her when I was a drum cadet
Sold her the strings off my second set
yes!

See myself come running back
See myself come running back
running back, running back, running running running back

See myself come running back
See myself come running back
running back, running back, running running running back

asshole
royal blue velvet rope
castles
we never had any of those

See myself come running back
See myself come running back
running back, running back, running running running back

See myself come running back
See myself come running back
running back, running back, running running running back

I was in a three piece band
but there were no strings

only winds
and skins
torn flags

the burned
burned match

we light the burned match
we light the burned match

and stick a flag on it

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anarchyinthead On Mar 09, 2007

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Will26

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by gzuf

19y ago

Castles - we've never had any of those?

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by rhigbie1

15y ago

Close...:

"Met her when I was a drum cadet. Sold her the skins off my second set- yes!"

"Asshole- royal blue velvet rope. Castles? We never had any of those."

"I was in a three piece band, but there were no strings; only winds, and skins, torn flags. The burnt, burnt match- we light the burnt match. We light the burnt match, and stick a flag on it."

Does anyone else think it's awesome that this song is about the painting "The Spirit of '76" by Archibald Willard (three-piece band, no strings, only winds and skins) and is called "Circa 1762"?

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by Will26 7y ago

@rhigbie1 Awesomeness!:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_%2776_(sentiment)

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by matt0009

19y ago

this song totally rules.

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