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Now that fires have been contained |
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These ashes are of our own making, |
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Clouds hang up on radio towers |
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And sirens sing one song for hours |
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Here begins the fitting end |
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To what we'd started over |
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When tomorrow is October |
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Tomorrow is October |
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A masquerade of civility |
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Had stood the test of time of me: |
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I kept the faith and hid behind |
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Whatever parade was cheering mine |
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But circus wheels leave muddy fields, |
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The flowers trampled over |
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When tomorrow is October |
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Tomorrow is October |
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The scrubby hills flash their teeth |
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All iron will and disbelief. |
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I move to rise, but as soon |
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Here's that first dark afternoon; |
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Cold and golden, cross and scolding even |
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Angels who lord over |
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When tomorrow is October |
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Tomorrow is October |
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Tomorrow is October |