a matter of perception

[fledgist]

this is the way in which the heroes wail

about the horrors of the long hot night

we set our best up every time to fail

 

the sweetest water will we find turn stale

and cease to be a source of our delight

this is the way in which the heroes wail

 

you watch as we in doubt and anguish flail

smiling no doubt at such a stupid sight

we set our best up every time to fail

 

it's not a matter of the scope or scale

nor of the honour of the sacred rite

this is the way in which the heroes fail

 

justice and decency are still for sale

and we have someone who we know will bite

we set our best up every time to fail

 

there's not enough to fill a tiny pail

your chance of victory is less than slight

this is the way in which the heroes wail

we set our best up every time to fail