The Tribe

from Stop The Elf by Krudge

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Give me a second,
My eyes have to adjust
To the phony expression
She wonders out of lust
And the cards laid on the table
Are stacking up with grime
At least the blue bird sings his happy song in the safety of his mind

I sit and watch him from afar
Singing that sweet tune to me
his cage is left ajar
But there's something I can't clearly see
He doesn't try to flee
When he could simply fly away
At least the metal box I'm trapped within will not beg me to stay

For I'm not an animal
My head is a fist
I don't belong in a cage
Where I'll never be missed
I must break for the tree
To be who I be
And spend the long and grateful years without a chain around my knee

And I must live alone with the tribe
I must live alone with the tribe

What’s with all this crust?
The trash is all piled up
And the milk is a must
The mother has left me
All the lights have turned green
And if you could see what I mean
At least you’d never drive to wichita unless you were keen

On finding the truth for yourself
That the sun does shine brightly
On the mischievous elf
The bluebird sings so differently
But he doesn’t try to flee
When he could simply fly away
At least the elf won’t see the sun arise before he sees the end of me

For I’m not an animal
My head is a fist
I don’t belong in a cage
Where I’ll never be missed
I must break for the tree
To be who I be
And spend the long and grateful years finally happy

And I must live alone with the tribe
I must live alone with the tribe
I must live alone with the tribe
I must live alone with the tribe

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from Stop The Elf, released January 16, 2017

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Krudge Austin, Texas

Krudge is a circle of dusty old men hellbent on delivering the most cancerous material to your doorstep similar to a flaming bag of feces. Crank the volume all the way up in order to get the quintessential Krudge experience. Headphones recommended.

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