A melancholic meditation on duality by The Shinma Project

Guitar, vocals, lyrics and production by Logan Grendel

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I'm a hero and a monster
a serpent and a lord
on either quest I foster
the need I have to roar
and so now I am a sovereign
country's population: one
making breakfast on the border
Eating? I’m the only one

every young one hates a copper
til his wallet's getting stole
every old one hates a thiever 
til there's no food in the bowl
And so which one should we exile
Which one is right the most
And the answer only silence
Cause in truth we need them both

So I’ll have breakfast on the border
if dinner’s at yours
But if you ask me when I’ll get there
I couldn’t be sure
Don’t ask me how I’m dressed there
It won’t bring me joy
If any difference you’ve detected
I’m still the same boy

I’m a savior and a tyrant
Sometimes on the same day
when it's time to call the banners
i forget which flag to raise
and there’s really not a border
There’s no wall to hold them in
Only thing that keeps this order
Is the people won’t cross it

So I’ll have breakfast on the border
if dinner’s at yours
But if you ask me when I’ll get there
I couldn’t be sure
Don’t ask me how I’m dressed there
It won’t bring me joy
If any difference you’ve detected
I’m still the same boy

I’ll have breakfast on the border
and dinner at yours
and I'll stay until the morning
when I leave I'll lock your door
I can't stay here in the southland
nor in the north
cause the longer that I stay here
the harder it is to go back over

So I’ll have breakfast on the border
if dinner’s at yours
But if you ask me when I’ll get there
I couldn’t be sure
Don’t ask me how I’m dressed there
It won’t bring me joy
If any difference you’ve detected
I’m still the same 
Still your boy