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Railbeast Company

from The Slow War of Plantae by Captain Vulpine!

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Pickle all your gutsies son
Tomorrow we hit steel
Able men and greenies rile
For namesake made in zeal
Strap yer boots up good and tight
Leave it to the rails
Conductor down to cabin boy
Work through the rain and gales
Grab your lady by the hand
But never say goodbye
Sentiment's a young man's game
So drink it down with rye
Oil the gears respect the rank
Mind the coal, behave
Careful round the overdrank
They'll lead you to the grave

You'll learn to ghost the town
Learn when to fight or kneel
You'll learn to kiss the ground
And work for every meal
Obey the railman's law
Live the railman's way
Heave 'til your hands are raw
You'll live to see new day
Cunning as the fox
Agile as the ape
We're in this metal box
Until we reach the cape
Thankful to the stars
Bitter at the mud
You'll learn to fight the war, son
Just for a taste of blood
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Oh my little princes, come home to me!
How I love you so
Heaven's a garden won't you join?
Let me mend your soul with golden needles

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You'll sacrifice your limbs
You'll turn to fairy dust
Acquainted with the Grim,
Your skin begins to rust
You'll bellow at the moon
While you eat your fellow man
If you weren't born for war son,
It's best you fuckin' ran

Do it for your ma, son, do it for your gran
Do it for your countrymen, do it for your clan
Raise the flag for Vaudesworth, take a goddamned stand
We'll all be dead tomorrow son, so do it while you can.

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from The Slow War of Plantae, released May 13, 2020

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Captain Vulpine! Portland, Oregon

Culled from the muzzard infested lands of inbetween, Captain Vulpine wanders the ever-dying mortal world in search of nothing at all. Shortly after discovering whiskey, all was lost- and the disastrous memoirs of lands and minds long since gone now linger in these culminations of manifested misery and madness. ... more

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