Flash Boy from XVII by Danger Painters

Flash Boy

Mother falls on her knees
In the middle of the kitchen
Holds up her arms
Like she’s reaching for prayers

Mother whispers
O please
Just let him come back
Come back intact
But if not well repair

We’ll repair what’s been broken
We’ll replace what’s been stolen
You’ll rest in my arms
Once again my son

I’d never seen her cry
In fact I thought she was laughing
I watched her shoulders shaking
With her face in her hands

Well how did you leave us
Was there a waiting car
We could barely believe it
They turned your head into a jar

We’ll repair what’s been broken
We’ll replace what’s been stolen
You’ll rest in my arms
Once again my son

My son, please don’t get lost out there
My son, too young and far too fair
My son, to run into a firefight
In a foreign land
In a foreign light
In a flash boy
Just come back

We’ll repair what’s been broken
We’ll replace what’s been stolen
You’ll rest in my arms
Once again

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