Red Torana

He didn’t have much growing up
Mum left him and his dad
For some fuckin cunt
With a red torana
He was just a kid as he caught his stare
Innocent wide eyed unaware
(What are you lookin at you little shit)
With a black tooth smirk he drank and spit
(ya dads a pussy ya mums coming with me)
His mum got in the car with a slap on the arse
His dad was devastated as she broke the home
Dad stayed tough underneath it destroyed him
They both watched as they drove away
He looked this man straight in the eyes
He will not ever forget the face till death
His fists are clenched his, eyes see red
Grits his teeth made a promise to himself
That he’ll kill that man
On his own his dad raised him to be a man
But he became a man forged by hatred
Trouble didn’t follow him
He followed trouble
With a chip on his shoulder
He walked down the wrong road
The road paved in deceit and violence
Until one day down and out with his head in his hands
He heard a voice, he raised his head
To see what he thought might be an angel
She was real and so warm
Pure, so concerned, so perfect
She was not from his fucked up world
The love of his life
He’ll change for her
The sky went blue
The two were inseparable
For once he had a reason for living
His dad fell sick and on his death bed he told him
Don’t be like your old man son
Don’t ever take shit from cunts
He died in May
He was crushed
Her eyes told him we can get the fuck out of here
A better place leave all this shit
Spirts lift with a bub on the way
Yeah but his pockets tell him he’s fucken stuck
With all they had they rented a bag of shit in the bush Not much to most but to them it was fucken paradise
He started selling for a mate on the side
Worked all day for cash at a palm farm
Got the dole, what ever it took
His best mate showed him how to cook
Finally they were making money
He’s getting cocky, she starts to worry
He gives her a ring
She drops to the floor, she kisses him softly
There’s a knock on the door
He peers though the window sees a red torana
His heart sinks he tells her to be calm
He rushes to the kitchen to grab the shotgun
A voice shouts
(This will teach ya to cook on our turf son)
Shotgun rounds rip through the house
He’s crawling now, where is she now
The smell of fuel is all around
A familiar voice yells
(Burn them to the ground)
He hears her scream as the place lights up
He takes her hand, it’s drenched in blood
She whispers ‘Sorry babe’
and she closes her eyes
He can’t leave her here but the fire engulfs her
He crawls to the door gets himself clear
He lies on the ground
He’s burnt and bleeding
Sees that fucking red torana leaving
He screams fuck you
He recovers from his wounds as the years go by
All he sees is the face that’s plagued him his whole life
Where did he go wrong?
Why did he survive?
Why did the love of his life pay the price?
With revenge on his mind he finds the location
No regard for his life
She is gone he’s coming home to you both
He won’t stop
He’s not a man, he’s a killer
Nothing to live for
Swig of his beer and he’s ready for war
He knocks on the door the door opens
And he sees his mum desperate, broken
Push past her quickly staring at his face
Force HIM down on one knee
Time is now to end you
He blows his brains out
They take him away
Years pass
Everyday he thinks about her
He’s confined to this place
Forever
He’s all alone
He has nothing