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MEMENTO MORI

The wrought iron fence, the rush hour traffic
Passes on one side
On the other lies a thousand plaques
To commemorate those who've died
A calm silence from the Cedar trees
The branches twist and weave
And I swear I heard, a whispered word
Float down with the leaves

You can't escape from death and taxes
From mother's arms to sackcloth and ashes
So quell the rage, turn the page
Put some meaning in between
You can't escape from death and taxes
From mother's arms to sackcloth and ashes
So quell the rage, turn the page
Put some meaning in between

Here lies Irene, born in sixty three
And she died in thirty one
And next to her is her husband John
And their beloved son
I know nothing more than an epitaph
Carved amongst the moss
But I guess that they're lucky ones
To have more than a wooden cross

You can't escape from death and taxes
From mother's arms to sackcloth and ashes
So quell the rage, turn the page
Put some meaning in between
You can't escape from death and taxes
From mother's arms to sackcloth and ashes
So quell the rage, turn the page
Put some meaning in between

Through sun and rain and ice and sleet
Here lies the mass of no elite
Quietly pass in silence greet
Humanities journey is done, complete
In loving memory
Pause to sit beneath the tree
Carve the bark for all to see
For all eternity...

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from Zero Visibility (Experiments With Truth) LP (Full Session), released October 19, 1999

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Four Letter Word Cardiff, UK

Punk rock band formed in 1991 in Cardiff, U.K. Released debut EP in 1995, debut album in 1998 on BYO Records. Toured U.S./Canada in 1998. Released second album on BYO in 1999 before Trade Mark issues with the first of many name claimers. FLW fought and won and soldiered on releasing two further albums and a handful of EPs, toured the U.S. again, before in 2011 they called it a day after 20 years. ... more

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