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Dubious and murky, |
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what aligns all parties |
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Strike swifter, stealthier, nearer. |
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Untraced conscience cleaner |
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But we're armed |
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with an ethic, |
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so to speak |
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'Defence' and 'Ordnance' |
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as commodities |
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Satiate like food and drink |
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Prostrate in it |
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In it to win it |
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But we're armed |
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with an ethic, |
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so to speak |
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Fall on their swords |
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Pragmatic in dissent |
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To curb the arms you circulated |
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Blacklists and shortlists |
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Alternate them on grace and favour |
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At Barrel's end |
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there are no conventions |
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We fall on their swords |
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Die, die, die, die ,die |