When boys become their fathers

from Bamboo Scaffold by Cameron MacDonald

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When Boys Become Their Fathers

Verse 1
When boys become their fathers they inherit more than title it’s inherent:
Something vital at the very heart of things
A time for sifting pieces - some are kept and some discarded
When boys become their fathers after waiting in the wings

Verse 2
When boys become their fathers they forego their independence, and an un-canny resemblance makes us do a double take
A single actor plays each generation of the martyr
Boys become their fathers - it’s something they can’t shake

Bridge
A table’s turning and the
World keeps spinning ‘round
The mysteries of ancestry revealed
We squeeze into these hand me downs
To help us understand and help us
Find out what it’s like to be a man

Lead

Verse 3- break down
When boys become their fathers there’s a shift in the space time continuum
And we realise from where we’ve come
If you don’t like what you see then you should try a little harder, face it
Boys become their fathers says a father to his son

Verse 4
When boys become their fathers it’s a symbol of a changing of the guard
A rearranging of the story on the ground
Some matters need attending ‘fore we travel any farther that’s why
Boys become their fathers so the secret’s handed down
Boys become their fathers and the sins are handed down
Boys become their fathers and the world keeps spinning ‘round

Bridge
We’re always learning and our
Sense-making is sound
The mysteries of ancestry revealed
We squeeze into these hand me downs
To help us understand
To help us find out what it’s like to be a man

A grumpy old man

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from Bamboo Scaffold, released September 26, 2014

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