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Dear Valentine

from Too Big To Fail, Part One by Beefy

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lyrics

Dear sis I don't know if I can send this
I just want to let somebody know that I exist
Still stressed since the day I left the world
And the bullies and our brother who all love to call me Third
They call it Battle School, the name is rather fitting
And making any friends almost feels like it's forbidden
Understanding gravity has made me a pariah
And the dirty looks continue as my ranks are raising higher

I'm the youngest and the smallest but there can be no excuses
And Salamander Army literally asks me to be useless
So I took that hinderance and made it an advantage
And with that I changed the game and my commander couldn't stand it
I'm a leader out of habit so they made me up a team
And they gave me Fly and Vlad and Crazy Tom and even Bean
Dragon Army doing something never seen
Went from bottom and forgotten to a perfect war machine

It's been said that the greatest leaders teach through action
But yet I find myself doing the very things that Graff did
Don't know why I feel I gotta make em hate me
Sometimes I fear that I let Peter break me



Dear Valentine, I hope you get this
Even though I know they will censor this message
Not everything is great up in space
They make me feel like I'm the only hope for human race
Dear Valentine, how I miss you
While I'm gone I hope that nothing there can change you
You remind me the world's worth saving
And the future can be anything we make it



Dear sis, I don't know if I can take this
Sometimes for me it feels like there is only loneliness
They try to keep me in this total isolation
And they tell me that my only job is prepping for invasion
Having us run matches about 2 or 3 a day
And the way I train my troops it's like they wanna do it anyway
Doesn't help they also put me on a pedestal
Cadets that I'm outshining find it more than unacceptable
Let my guard down and they cornered me while in the shower
Lunatic named Bonzo there to prove that I'm a coward
And like you taught me I didn't wanna work with violence
Unfortunate these idiots were buried in their ignorance
Tried to give the slip but he was on a full offense
What you need to know is what I did I did in self defense

I tried to warn him, but his friend were there to egg him on
So I made a couple moves and in a flash that boy was gone
If I'm the savior why did no one came to save me?
Tears appear from no where and I feel like I'm a baby
Sickens me that now I'm treated as leader
Everyday I feel like I'm becoming Peter


Dear sis, I wanna thank you for the visit
And even though sometimes I disagree I hope you know I listen
That cabin and the lake for my vacation was amazing
But then shipped me off to Command School for proper training
Not at all what I expected, but no surprise, alone again
Right when I had finally had made a couple friends
Sat me at a screen to run a hundred simulations
But I used it just to take out my frustrations

But the simulations never end, my eyes they start to bleed
Why is this important? It's just pixels on a screen
Sacrifice my pixels for a win and Graff he screams
But then surprises me by delivering my team

And the sims begin anew, with increased intensity
But I don't care because I have my army here right next to me
We don't get sleep and some succumb to those effects
Pled with Graff, man you gotta let em have a little rest

But then he tells me that the final test is finally here
Bean points out The gate is down, we win and people cheer
And in that moment I feel Peter in my head
So from that day on, I shall be the Speaker for the Dead

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from Too Big To Fail, Part One, released August 26, 2016

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Beefy is a grizzled young vet of nerdcore hip-hop, having been providing thrust inducing jams since 2005. Based near a decommissioned nuclear production complex in the Pacific Northwest, Beefy’s meta-powers took shape in the form of dope rhymes, fun flows, and he can glow in the dark. Beef can be found on Patreon making new tracks every month with producer and beat sommelier tanner4105. ... more

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