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Take on a Tank

from XII in XII #5 - Take on a Tank by Toehider

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The title track is a highly fictionalized retelling of a real story about some of my uncles fighting over an old WWII tank. Back in the 1940s the Australian government had a bunch of unused tanks that they sold to farmers. They'd use them to clear the land, they were cheaper than bulldozers. Then after a while they'd just be left to rust on the farm somewhere. I think after my pop died, one of my uncles refurbished it, which sparked a whole thing amongst some of my other uncles and it seemed like everyone was fighting over the damn thing. The tank was definitely decommissioned though and I'm pretty sure the fights never actually came to fist vs tank.

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You got some nerve showing your face around here, now things are so out of hand
Really? You can’t even face me man to man?
You know I’m not the sort to run, so tell me, what’s your plan?
I’ve told you, you’re no longer welcome here on my land.

In the paddock it sat for years - overgrown with the moss and weeds
Pretty sure our old man would have just pushed it in the dam
Nobody batted an eye until I lovingly restored it to its former glory
Now you bastards want a share of all my hard work

TAKE ON A TANK - BLOOD DIVIDED
KINSMAN ATTACK - LIKE NO OTHER
TAKE ON A TANK - PRIDE COLLIDED
A STAB IN THE BACK - YOU WERE MY BROTHER!

So here you are, in this war machine, intentions loud and clear
Yeah you sure have got some nerve showing up in this here
A violent mind, a greedy hand, and a heart that’s never healed
You’ve turned my front yard into a goddamn battlefield

Your glasses magnify the dollar signs gleaming in your eyes
A laughing stock in this town, you’ve brought shame upon this family
And I know you’ve set those sights, but I’ll take it on with my fists if I have to
I won’t let you bastards steal all my hard work

TAKE ON A TANK - BLOOD DIVIDED
KINSMAN ATTACK - LIKE NO OTHER
TAKE ON A TANK - PRIDE COLLIDED
A STAB IN THE BACK - YOU WERE MY BROTHER!
TAKE ON A TANK - BLOOD DIVIDED
REMEMBER OUR DAD - THINK OF MOTHER!
TAKE ON A TANK - PRIDE COLLIDED
A STAB IN THE BACK - YOU WERE MY BROTHER!

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from XII in XII #5 - Take on a Tank, released December 1, 2023

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