Wild Swans

Young Manhood

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I don't believe in an act of war
I don't believe in empires anymore
I can't forgive and I won't forget
Oh Lord I'm on my knees but I'm not down yet
Here it comes, the young manhood
One day all this will be yours

I don't believe in the cold hard drug
I don't believe in hurting the things I love
I'm not ashamed of the nights I strayed
Oh Lord, I'm in your hands on the judgment day
Here it comes, the young manhood
One day all this will be yours

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joshoewaa On Oct 04, 2010

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epiwoosh

2019-07-20 22:22:13

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2010-10-04 18:37:50

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by epiwoosh

6y ago

This is a prophecy of life to come after the current psychopathic paradigm of the world has ended. At first I didn't understand how the narrator could have ever believed in empires because history has told us that empires have only ever resulted in the rape and pillage of the lands and people of better cultures, but then I learned about the benevolent empires of Tartary, Atlantis and Hyperborea that have been erased from history (after being raped and pillaged by the current psychopathic parasites in control), and now I finally understand what he means there.

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