And the band played on

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~ Ƒızzøƞɛ ~ Feb 24, 2012

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirled
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
My sense is finally blurred

He was a rock
Til the end, a solid reminder
Couldn't deny a friend
We lived in the noise and the sweet amber poison
Peekin up the skirt of the end
And we'd drink
Two gnarly dudes and some records
Much like plates of black food
We filled up our faces
Saw some far places
Stood on the roof in the nude

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirled
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
My sense is finally blurred

Between poems
He said we're like cows in the grass
brushin off flys
She's loungin around
Standin up
Fallin down
Till we no longer opened our eyes

And we'd drink
Ever notice how drinkings like war?
Cup a troops or the guns
To the end of our health
The campaign gainst myself
Armed with bourbons and scotches and rum
~ Ƒızzøƞɛ ~ Feb 24, 2012

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirled
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
My sense is finally blurred

Think of bombs
We're poised on the edge of disaster
Whether its right or it's wrong
We opened the window
Played some nintendo
Sang a few bars of some pretty old song

"Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight, goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene, I'll see you in my dreams"

Oh to dream
Those impotent bombs of extinction
Flying graceful and free
None but the best
Cause the man cannot rest
Til he's finally beaten his means

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirled
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
My sense is finally blurred

Til the end
He passed out on the sundeck that morning
Quietly saying goodbye
But I was so hammered I sputtered and stammered
Told him he couldn't just die

He was a rock
Went straight for his own Armageddon
Face froze in a grin
Ambulance flyin in
I never drank again
Can't really call that a loss or a win
~ Ƒızzøƞɛ ~ Feb 24, 2012

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirled
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
My sense is finally blurred
Morgan Freeman Feb 24, 2012

I'm not sure what this means, though I'm guessing you lost someone close. If so, sorry for your loss.
~ Ƒızzøƞɛ ~ Feb 24, 2012

Just feeling nostalgic bout a past loss. There have been too many, for only being 26. This, ironically enough, was our drinking song. Wed get hammered and sing it as loud as we could. Me and my friends that are still here, still do. Thank you.