[Joe Horton verse] 
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Tattoo the white whale 
Across my backside 
Only bit once 
But it's enough to keep me alive 
Tattoo the white whale 
Across my backside 
If I live to see the next sun 
It's because he died 
[Kristoff Krane verse] 
I'm talking sacred as the night 
That laid my body on the stone slab 
Made me choose between whether 
I'm staying here 
Or going back 
Ringing in my ear drums 
Running out of breath 
Reason disappears 
Spirit rising from my chest 
Poking at my face 
Making it quite clear 
There's always blood to sacrifice 
In places they don't fight fair 
Suit yourself soldier 
Training camp is almost done 
Now finish washing up your brain 
Grab the remote and load your gun 
I refuse to refill a prescription I don't need 
Or fulfill the duties of some shoes I don't fit in 
The old me's addicted 
To the new world order 
But the new me's withdrawing 
From the old world vision 
Plug the flood 
From the perspective of a rain drop 
Hung to dry, dead by a thread 
Coming out our clothes 
It's evident we aren't cut from the same cloth 
learning how to cope with chaos and we're getting' close 
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Tattoo the white whale 
Across my backside 
Only bit once 
But it's enough to keep me alive 
Tattoo the white whale 
Across my backside 
If I live to see the next sun 
It's because he died