[ Featuring The New Disease ]
They calm my mind with jackboots
They carve my name in chalk
They punch my name in brail
They drape the Lie in mink
This is the deserter's lament
Let Heaven rise up from dissent
Pass the bread & cheese
And pass the brown ale, too
Later I'll stumble down that alley
Blind in some fancy pin-striped suit
This is the deserter's lament
A life between hope and regret
They oil my tongue with acid
They stuff my mouth with ash
They soothe the Beast with Muzak
Then bind the wound with cash
This is the deserter's lament
Where the rider is the intent
Just come keep me warm
Come keep me warm tonight
Before you walk down any aisle
And look like any bride
This is the deserter's lament
This is the deserter's lament
This is the deserter's lament
Small change and a broken dialect
