Noble Soldier / Dystopian Lament [Cursive]

This closer of Cursive’s eight album, Vitriola, is a two-part piece that builds into something special with the concluding “Dystopian Lament.”

I used to fall for love
For family and for friends
I used to fall for unity
Despite our differences
I used to fall for trust
The decency of man
I used to fall for secrecy
‘Til a neighbor played my hand
I used to fall for math
A universal truth
I used to fall for science books
Until they were removed
I used to fall for hope
The promise of our youth
I used to fall for change
‘Til our youth became recruits
I used to fall for currency
To dictate what I’m worth
I used to fall for ancestry
Now I know we’re fucked from birth
I used to fall for news
I’d check it each morning
I used to fall for freedom of speech
Before the red warning
I used to fall for anarchy
But loved the world too much
I used to fall for rioting
‘Til the sentry locked us up

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