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The moralitis of this fable: the Caledonia leaves Darien.

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Take a back seat and put your feet up baby
You’ve deserved it after the work we’ve done
We’ve given this isthmus the best year of our life

But now it’s time to pack up and flee
It’s time to trust ourselves to the sea
The next bastards who come will just have to cope with the mess we’ve left

Oh Lord I hope poseidon will be kind
I hope the company won’t mind the supplies we’ve left behind
I’ve spent a year scrabbling for air amend the dirt

This great vessel has become a dinghy
We should have left it in shape
So we can sail up the east coast
Through villages and towns



So let’s talk about greed for a second and
let’s talk about what we learnt
Henryson would have called this as the Moralitas of this fable

Empire build like a child with deathly legos
It all comes tumbling down, especially if you take the toys for yourself
And don’t share them around

We’ve had 300 years on the wrong side of history:
Aggressor, oppressor and worse
Independence again means nothing if we carry on as we were
Nothing if we carry on as we are

It is there, a chance to change what we can be
The potential for love, courage and empathy
Let’s grasp the thistle with both hands
Let’s sail this dinghy

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from Darien, released July 30, 2014

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