The Airman Cometh

from The Future Belongs to the Airman by The Doorman

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the kids are out
for school is over and the fields are next
to explore and find out
what life is all about

children are learning to cheat at hide and seek
the headmaster’s empty but aims to get free
for his head will explode
of hopes so high

this time we’ll manage to get him alive
trace him back to yellow photographs with husbands and wives
and running in the fields
turning into a flying machine

with wings that won’t burn
when the sun drops from the sky
and as time flies
I’m a teacher, I do oblige
I’m a kid now, I do oblige

find the car keys for the next stop
“we’ll meet again” are the words of Vera Lynn

on the way back
pull out the grey hairs
we’ll fade away
in the rear-view mirror, yeah
they pulled us over, we’re getting older
keep your hands on the steering wheel and
don’t make any furtive movement

exploring kids were never there
building castles in the air
the boys aiming for the sky
are smoking pot and getting high

boring kids were always there
looking in their underwear
the girls shooting for the stars
hide their self-inflicted scars

no, not the car keys
I’m not sober, no
and the time is always closing in
and when the night falls
we break the 4th wall
and we’ll meet you
our long lost friends

in the morning yeah
I’m awake again
I see myself
as a chasing man
pressing record
for a brand new start

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from The Future Belongs to the Airman, released July 7, 2021

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The Doorman Dordrecht, Netherlands

Homerecorded lo-fi ballads, indie rock and other audio experiments. Influenced by GbV, Sebadoh, Sentridoh, Songs:Ohia and Aphex Twin!

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