I Took Away a Piece

from Sins and Triumphs by David Clemmer

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The wall was disheveled,
a mound to be leveled,
so I took away a piece,
I took away a piece.
The forklift was broken,
berated, mispoken,
so I took away a piece,
I took away a piece.

No glass could be found
in the heart of downtown
cuz I took away a piece,
I took away a piece.
The lists were incomplete,
the music lost the beat,
the butchers had no meat
cuz I took away a piece.

What could be done with me
in a world of tools and employees?
Don't give me what's precious,
don't give me what's real,
just give me aversion to the things I can steal.

The coffins were dusty,
the bulldozers rusty,
so I took away a piece,
I took away a piece.
The pens were all inkless,
the gasses were stinkless,
the kitchens were sinkless,
the steaks were all pinkless
but not one eye went blinkless,
so I took a piece.

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from Sins and Triumphs, released August 12, 2014

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