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The man in the black trench coat holds a sign 'The end of the world is near' It isn't. Its closer than that. It sits on our shoulders Mocking our futility It's breath on our ears Like a man playing cards on the body of another. The man in the camel-hair coat Is a sign 'the kingdom of God is near' It is Come close he implores And rest on his shoulder Give up your futility And hear if you've ears For you can have life On the body of another
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Nov 15, 2010
Nov 15, 2010 at 1:57 PM UTC
Purveyors of doom and hope
The man in the black trench coat holds a sign 'The end of the world is near' It isn't. Its closer than that. It sits on our shoulders Mocking our futility It's breath on our ears Like a man playing cards on the body of another. The man in the camel-hair coat Is a sign 'the kingdom of God is near' It is Come close he implores And rest on his shoulder Give up your futility And hear if you've ears For you can have life On the body of another
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Nov 15, 2010
Nov 15, 2010 at 1:57 PM UTC
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