Lyrics, “Poland”

The original lineation of the lyrics to the Hounds song, “Poland.”

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Poland

When he wore red he saw
how many others wore red.

It could not be their scars
that marked the dead as dead.

There is a home in something said
one time only—
men remove themselves from it,
like a word unsaid
could ever be lonely.

Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Oh, you fighters losing your fight,
run to the woods, now!

When he wore green he saw
other men wearing it.
In the bushes they had a magnitude,
but none of them felt like sharing it.

They were unlovely, but witnessed by some.
Then they were lovely, but witnessed by none.

Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Oh, you fighters losing your fight,
run to the woods, now!

We’d offered water to the men
who drove the trucks.
Their numbers were multitudes—
and their rifles, grenades, and rucks.

Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Oh, you fighters losing your fight,
run to the woods, now!

We were unlovely, but witnessed by some.
Then we were lovely, but witnessed by none.

One of the men called after me
my name.
He fired a shot
and I was never the same.

Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Oh, you fighters losing your fight,
run to the woods, now!

We were unlovely, but witnessed by some.
Then we were lovely, but witnessed by none.

One of the men called after me
my name.
He fired a shot
and I was never the same.

Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Run to the woods!
Oh, you fighters losing your fight,
run to the woods, now!

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