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It’s hard to say what drove me straight
To this raving madness, to this bloodthirsty fate
I suppose I must be wrong
But does it really matter anyway?
The odds did not break even,
My place is with the gun powder
My lair takes cover
At the top of this building
Smashed open in its heart
By the impact of a mortar fire
This humming dump I squat
In constant firing position
Spits out of its blind window
My last messages of hate

Like you, my dreams were pure
Like them, this town delighted my days
Under the Bosnian sun

I’m sowing death, as is my wont
Mechanically, relentlessly
By hails of bullets, thorns of fire
On the careless heroes of the street
This death trap I defend
Will be my final resting-place
But I swear that in my deadly free fall
I’ll drag them down with me
I know I will die young
Shot dead like a mad dog
In my back without a word
Or in my sleep
With no further notice
My corpse then blown to scraps of flesh
Will there remain with no mercy
Left to the worms besides my rifle
Forever left to shame and oblivion.

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from The Truth is in the Swine, released November 1, 1997

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Kermess Belgium

Kermess a sévi de 1994 à 2000 un peu partout en Belgique mais aussi en France et en Suisse...

Près de 200 concerts boostés à l'adrénaline punk-folk multilingue du groupe où la bonne humeur générale était au rendez-vous. Des ballons et des rouleaux de PQ en guise de guirlandes... Ils ont paratgé la scène de groupes tels que UK Subs, Pigalle, PPz 30, Marcel et son Orchestre, Barking Dogs, etc ... more

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