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Slaughter the Lamb

from Cool Cats Read Books by Alex Tulp

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A track about a young man joining the army with wide eyes

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He joined the service to make them proud
without any prospects that boy set out on his way
to defend the lives of those he knew not
a noble mission was what he thought
as the day approached that his ship would sale
he dreamt of living a warriors tale
he dreamt of nights spent in foreign lands
receiving letters that were written by hand
before he left, he imagined his return
the parade they throw when he got back
all the culture he may learn
it was a fantasy constructed by the architect of his mind
surely it was beautiful, poetic, one of a kind
his elation slowly melted into fear
the day he left his small town mama shed her tears
he did his best to mask his worries and wear a soldiers face
tried his hardest to comfort mama as they shared one last embrace
not barely 18, but already a man
the war quickly hardened his heart and hands
to survive meant to kill, to kill meant to damn
his soul int the process, they slaughtered the lambs

if the army gave him something that was from above
it was the soldiers beside him
their brotherly love
one in particular went by the name of paul
they shared common ground, they both loved the fall
they'd swap stories of youth, women and booze
of the innocence that had long left their group
as the days turned to weeks and the weeks they just kept piling up
the more grateful they grew of each others love
barley 18 but already a man
the war quickly
hardened their heart and hands
to survive meant to kill
to kill meant to damn
their souls in the process
they slaughtered the lambs

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from Cool Cats Read Books, track released January 9, 2016
written and recorded by Alex Tulp

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Alex Tulp Saint Paul, Minnesota

Alex is a songwriter out of Saint Paul Minnesota. Also a member of the Saint Paul based band The Friendly Beers.

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