No Fatalities
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We're paring down a monster by degree.
We've emptied it of harsh vocation and mortality.
And the venues range from amphitheatres to
coffins, settled unadorned, unmourned and resolute.
And we will not fail again.
We will not fail again.
Accumulated loss comes to an end.
We will not fail again.
We will not fail again.
This year, no fatalities, my friends.
Exhausting every method we've been shown
and then incautiously defecting into the unknown.
Because maybe something in you has to die
to ensure the core of you will somehow still survive.
And we will not fail again.
We will not fail again.
Accumulated loss comes to an end.
We will not fail again.
We will not fail again.
This year, no fatalities, my friends.
It feels so different
since your attempt.
We will blend vigilance with joy,
layer music over noise, and then...
We will not fail again.
We will not fail again.
Accumulated loss comes to an end.
We will not fail again.
We will not fail again.
This year, no fatalities, my friends.
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