Ballad of Ethos

I'm not in the band
They cut out my hand
But it's not important
I keep forgetting to forget
This south land regrets
To be different
Too tired of verse
For it to get worse
It was better at first
Who am I fooling?
And what am I doing?
It's a ballad

They're practicing now
Only learning how
But it's not important
They're wonderful folk
But I can't share their joke
It's a sad one
There's Tennessee green
Nowhere to be seen
Will they find it at last?
Do you think of me?
Do you write of me?
It's a ballad

You'll hear from these boys
They really try with thеir toys
But it's not important
They're still the bеst, they suppose
But then, no one knows
"What's a giant?"
They just wanna eat
Without working the street
Are they hungry?
Do they wanna eat meat
Or just settle with sweets
Or a ballad?

How is the leg
And the black walking peg
Is it important?
Do you think it can be
The same without me?
Why am I asking?
Where is the substitution?
Who isn't repitution?
Oh, what do you want?
You're destroying
And I'm annoying you
With a ballad

Who's your new brother?
It's only another
But it's not important
He loves you a lot
Much more love than I got
I'm a dead one
And since you're the same
And I too am to blame
It's all shredded
I must be a bore, not a lord
I can't sing to a ballad

Who are the girls
And why in the world
Is it important?
For them to rely
On artistic fly?
Leave them for England
Write me a card
If it doesn't seem hard
Be a superstar
A lost asteroid
Impatience avoided
It's a ballad

Encourage the group
To finish their soup
Cause it's not important
There ain't no dessert