I Kicked a Hole In Your Fence

by Grand Commander

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lyrics

i kicked a hole in your fence
i kicked a hole in your fence
i swung my boot until it cracked
i kicked a hole in your fence

you can build it as tall as you like to keep me out
but have no doubt in advance
as soon as i get my chance
i'm coming back
on track to relentlessly attack
and kick a hole in your fence
and i eagerly anticipate this life changing experience
a fact of the utmost importance
through the fence i'll unleash an army of rodents
a trained and vicious pack of rats
these rats have no fear
they trained for weeks... months... years
joy and laughter, heartache and tears
rats will penetrate your interior

i kicked a hole in your fence
i kicked a hole in your fence

the rats i released are hungry
and have incredible endurance
i made the hole at night
and left no evidence
not a pebble out of place
no scent, nor fingerprint
now you pay for your crimes
we'll start with dollars and cents
go ahead, fix your fence
scoff at the minor expense
it makes no difference
because no defense can prevent
my boot from kicking a hole
in what it is i'm sworn against

i kicked a hole in your fence
i kicked a hole in your fence
a violent turn of events
i kicked a hole in your fence

i kicked a hole in your fence
and the rats that attack
are wide awake and alive
with chattering teeth like sharpened knives
and they gnaw on your furniture
and leave an awful stench
and you will attempt to eradicate them
by leaving your house
and pitching a tent
you will get a taste
of how it feels
to be without a home, paying rent
your heart palpitating
like a failing stent
and all the while
those bills get greater and greater
and much to your chagrin
you will realize
that you hired grand commander: the exterminator

the leader of the rats
what you thought was the end was just the beginning
you took pills to ignore and pretend
the sad tale of your fading heaven
little did you know
you were only on the cusp
of being targeted again and again
you paid the one who kicked a hole in your fence?!?
which can never make up for what you took from me
life and time, lonely nights spent
crying tears of malevolence
boiling with every swing of my steel toed boot
as I angrily fume with intense disrespect
hurting my leg as I mercilessly kick a hole in your fence

i kicked a hole in your fence
i kicked a hole in your fence
a violent turn of events
i kicked a hole in your fence

i kicked a hole in your fence
and you came home and screamed
because your house was pristine?
you felt sweet relief
finally an end to the grief
no longer victims
of a pack of rats and thieves
who robbed your home of your pitiful dreams
lackluster scenery and garden greens
but the truth that your eyes couldn't see
was that the joy you were experiencing was truthless
because the plan unleashed
was both ruthless and toothless
malicious
and to feasting rats
delicious
pernicious
as days go by
and the horror grows weaker
unbeknownst to you
the foundation attacked by rats cracks
and your problems get deeper
the relief in the here and now
with every creak and improper sound
first raises an eyebrow
and then suspense turns to dread
dread turns to fear
one by one the cracks continue to appear
first in the ceilings
then in the walls
small bits of paint
begin to fall
the joy from the garden
the greenery scenes
turn into agony
and laughable screams
and the house you built
on the back of my dreams
is crumbling and tumbling
and the reality of life is forever stumbling
worse than it seems
like catching your balance
on a narrowing beam
suspended above a bustling street
with the beam extending ahead
as far as your eyes can see
and you my friend are forever condemned
to walk on the beam
forever condemned to walk on the beam

i kicked a hole in your fence
i kicked a hole in your fence
a violent turn of events
i kicked a hole in your fence

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released June 2, 2022

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Grand Commander is based in Dallas, TX. Stories of love, loss, life, animals, and adventure.

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