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Take me to War by the Crane Wives

I've earned myself a reputation

That my bark is much worse than my bite

But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands

With all of my tiny might

There are no stones at my disposal

There's no god to award me a crown

But I am always swinging at

Somebody I can't knock down

All of the fire I've swallowed

All of the sparks that went dark in my gut

I am always burning up

Dress me in red and throw your roses

And I'll rankle the beasts with words

It's a graceless dance of epithets

We learn to make someone hurt

They will consume your sweet resistance

And they'll carry your heart in their teeth

But I am always feeding them

The ugliest parts of me

All of the words I've swallowed

All of the sharp things I keep in my mouth

I am always bleeding out

Take me to war

Honey, I dare you

I’ll be the sweetest thing

To ever scare you

Give me a fight, I can't resist

Give me something to break with my fists

Take me to war

Honey, I dare you

I watched a weed usurp the garden

And it poisoned the rest of the crops

It would take days of fighting stubborn roots

To tear the whole damn thing out

So I will leave it where it's standing

And instead I will find me a match

I'll turn it all to kindling

I'll burn it all down to ash

All of the ire I've swallowed

All of the coals that still sit in my gut

I am always burning up

Take me to war

Honey, I dare you

I’ll be the sweetest thing

To ever scare you

Give me a fight, I can't resist

Give me something to break with my fists

Take me to war

Oh, honey, I dare you

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