The Constitution

from The Swedish Tapes by Timothy Carroll

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We wrote up our treaty of rights,
we wrote it in blood, we wrote it in lights,
we wrote it in chalk on the old water tower,
the council they came, and they hosed it down
cause they like it grey
it matches that way.

We went to war in the 25th year of our lives,
the gutters ran red and our mothers turned grey overnight,
they brought 15 legions to call,
they told us what we could kill and die for,
they told us the rules,
the good and bad news.

And as the ticker tape rained,
down on me,
police they constrained,
every felony,
in my memory.

The peace came around when our rating began to slide,
we just couldn’t compete with the sit-com repeats after nine.
We packed up our camouflaged things,
we gave Christmas cards to our enemies,
the drink prices changed,
and weekdays felt strange.

And as the ticker tape rained
down on me
police they constrained
every felony, in my memory.

They gave us all badges of tin,
and counsellors we,
could confide in.
But they always said the same things anyway,
your ticks area common response to the strain
take these and you’ll sleep,
can I see you next week.

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from The Swedish Tapes, released January 7, 2010

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Timothy Carroll Brisbane, Australia

Timothy Carroll is a songwriter from Brisbane Australia. Now mainly focussed on his work as frontman of the band Holy Holy, he does still occasionally perform his solo works and may release a solo album in the future. In the mean time, you can find Holy Holy here: www.holyholymusic.com ... more

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