If It Shoots It Must Be a Gun

from Ore by Carpal Tullar

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God rest his soul, Grandfather said that there’s a language of love
That there’s a virtue in the wait and reward in the chase
And it’s a bitch to recover when she flutters away
Though it’s a treasure to behold when you win the embrace
When you love someone there’s humble grace

Now that he’s dead and we found out that we can win it for free
And we can bump and grind with anyone that we meet
I know what you’re thinking but they want it too no sweat they’re doooown
And if your gum loses its flavor take another stick
If you’re sick of washing dishes use paper plates
We’ll dump ’em if we ever get used to them
And if it shoots it must be a gun and if it kills it must be a real one

He also said there’s a code
A proper way to behave and to abate what you say
When there’s nothing impressive coming down the pipe
Build each other up and turn the dark into light
When hateful’s how you like to be don’t be how you like

But now he’s gone we no longer have his breath on our necks
Now that his chapter is done we’re clamoring for the next
Who can blame me if get a little up in your face
Or ramp a situation up if I’ve got power to play
Grampa’s antiquated system couldn’t ever have worked
Cause if we’re building others up how can we put us first
We’ll gut ‘em if they ever get rude to us
And if it squeals it must be a pig and if it moves we’ve got to dispatch it

I’ll move on if I ever get used to it
If I feel it must be real we’ll have to find more drugs to erase it

Grandfather said if there’s a lesson to take
From all the off-handed late night seasoned advice
It’s to get off of the roller coaster lie of yourself
And to be mindful of someone else
When I’m dead and this advice of mine is nagging on
Hold onto it like you were glued to it
And if it shoots it must be a gun and if it kills it must be a real one

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from Ore, released December 22, 2020

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