On a Break
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Not quitting
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Just resting my head
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From the blasts
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Uploads paused, thoughts too scattered to chain
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A ten-minute video feels like climbing a mountain again
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Full-time soldier - that's the job; The call
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YouTube's a side gig, not the rise or fall
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Light duties now, nothing too strenuous to bear
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Weather's shit, women hibernating - no leave to spare
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Doctor said TBI, not the trendy PTSD
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Rest, hydrate, eat clean, mild pills - that's the key
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No counseling needed from those who've never seen
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Real war - not Troubles, not Afghan green
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A few pew-pews, one IED boom
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Just a pale shadow to Ukraine's endless tomb
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Grandmothers in Kherson, tougher than Iraq Vets
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Battle-hardened by life - no regrets
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Society wants us broken
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It needs us to crack
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Can't have normal men
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Coming back
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On a Break - not quitting the fight!
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TBI Blues - but I'm alright!
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No Victim Club, no fashionable pain
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I won't play that game!
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(I won't play that game!)
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On a Break - my head needs the rest!
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Blasts took their toll - but I'm not distressed!
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No foggy pills, no condescending ear
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(the real me); I'm still here!
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I'm still here!
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PTSD's the excuse for time off and perks
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Positive discrimination - it's how the system works
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Victim Club membership, privilege on tap
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Everyone claims it for the social clap
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Sorry, NOT sorry - truth cuts like a blade
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Society expects us f*cked up; Afraid
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Can't let normal killers walk free and sane
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Might make the weak, question the chain
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Killing ain't hard, death's just a sight
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Mental health "help" dulls the fight
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Condescending ears, brain-fogging pills
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For the weak and the useless - they give me chills
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If every blast victim left the front line
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We'd have no army - the end of time
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They want us shattered
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They need the myth
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But I'm not broken
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Just a bit stiff
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On a Break - not quitting the fight!
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TBI Blues - but I'm alright!
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No Victim Club, no fashionable pain
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I won't play that game!
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(I won't play that game!)
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On a Break - my head needs the rest!
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Blasts took their toll - but I'm not distressed!
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No foggy pills, no condescending ear
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(the real me); I'm still here!
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I'm still here!
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Things got difficult - but I won't walk away
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Not quitting, just 'cause the sky turned grey
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Full-time soldier - that's the vow I keep
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Through the blasts, the fog, the endless sleep
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No trendy label, no excuse to hide
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TBI is real, but I won't step aside
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Rest and recover, then back to the grind
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Ukraine calls - leave no one behind
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Society pushes the broken Vet tale
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But some come back whole - without fail
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Killing's not the monster who lives under the bed
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It's the system that wants us half-dead
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On a Break - not quitting the fight!
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TBI Blues - but I'm alright!
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No Victim Club, no fashionable pain
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I won't play that game!
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(won't play that game!)
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On a Break - my head needs the rest!
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Blasts took their toll - but I'm not distressed!
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No foggy pills, no condescending ear
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(the real me); I'm still here!
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Counselors talk from books and safe space
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Never felt the blast shake the ground in their face
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Grandmas in Kherson laugh at the "trauma" game
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They've lived the war - put the "Vets" to shame
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No paid time off for fashionable woe
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No dulling meds to slow the flow
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I'm tired, depressed - but truth be told
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The break is short - and the fight ain't cold
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No... victim!
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No... club!
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No... excuse!
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No... dub!
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TBI... real!
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But I... heal!
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No... pills!
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No... kneel!
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ON A BREAK - NOT BROKEN DOWN!
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ON A BREAK - STILL WEARING THE CROWN!
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ON A BREAK - MY HEAD WILL MEND!
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ON A BREAK - BACK TO THE END!
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I'm still here!
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I'm not a quitter when things get tough
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My promise holds - that's enough
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Full-time soldier, part-time voice
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The break is rest - not a choice
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Society wants the shattered man
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But some endure - that's my plan
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No foggy haze, no victim's throne
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I'm coming back - and not alone
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On a Break - not quitting the fight!
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TBI Blues - but I'm alright!
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No Victim Club, no fashionable pain
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I won't play that game!
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On a Break - my head needs the rest!
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Blasts took their toll - but I'm not distressed!
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No foggy pills, no condescending ear
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(the real me); I'm still here!
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On a Break - things stopped cutting it!
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On a Break - but I won't quit!
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My promise calls - thick and thin
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On a Break - I'll fight again!
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On a Break
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On a Break
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On a Break
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Not quitting
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Just resting
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For the next fight
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Just resting
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For the next fight
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