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ONE BY ONE,
THE CHIPS DO FALL,
DISASTER AFTER DISASTER..
TILL THE LIFE CAN TAKE NO MORE,
CRUSHED BY ALL THE WEIGHT.

LIKE A SHIP UPON THE OCEAN,
LAST CHANCE TO MAKE THE SHORE,
SMASHED UPON THE JETTY,
DRAGGED DOWN THE OCEAN FLOOR.

WAVE ON WAVE...
PIN IT DOWN,
GRINDING IT TO PIECES.

ALL THAT'S LEFT IS SPLINTERS,
OF WHAT ONCE A MIGHTY SHIP.

SO TO THE LIFE,
BEAT AND PUMMELED,
NOT TO CATCH A BREAK,
TO QUESTION IF THE FIGHT WAS FAIR,
NOT KNOWING IF TO QUIT.


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