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Lying in my dormitory bed
I wrote an email to my dad
and I begged him to be civil just this once

Weʼre beaching but the coast ainʼt clear
cause once again the seasonʼs here
and you and I are bound to lose our minds

History repeats every year, every summer
weʼre trying just to get though it, well
our families unite, yeah all right, but why canʼt they damn this stupid feud to hell?

My father loves the microscope
your father likes a wider scope
heʼs into real estate und bluegrass bands

Out mothers, siblings, uncles, aunts
they all just hate their counterparts
and all the other parts and all their friends

Theyʼre fighting on the links, by the pool, in the courtroom
theyʼre fighting at the PTA
I donʼt mind a fight, but this fightʼs going nowhere
damn this stupid feud to hell

At gala nights and matinees
weʼre kissing in a shady place
beyond the rising melee in the hall

To keep out pride and sanity
weʼre sleeping with the enemy
go on and keep colluding until fall

A kiss for every cuss, every stare, every swear word
sleepovers for slaps and for yells
basically weʼre fine all the time, are you sure we
want to damn this feud to hell?

Letʼs drink a toast
theyʼre up the wall because you take off your clothes
for me, I suppose
Keep it low
this warʼs exhausting and we need to repose
the tougher the cause
the tougher the night...

Lying in your dormitory bed
thinking about the fun we had
just when things got really really bad

Now does our love survive all the fighting
or does the fighting fuel our love?
I donʼt know
I donʼt care...

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from Last Hero of the Western World, released February 19, 2010
Written by Boris Rogowski
Produced by Boris Rogowski & Stephan Kriegeskorte
Recorded at The Basement, Cologne
Features Andreas Kriegeskorte on the drums

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The Society Islands is the musical project of Cologne, Germany-based composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Boris Rogowski. The music of The Society Islands oscillates between Neo-Folk, chamber music and Indie Rock and is further characterized by unconventional stylistic shifts and ominous undertones. ... more

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