Album: Sandbox (2025)
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  • The sandbox is thirsty
    Outside, the bombs are bursting

    See the children play in camo green
    Morning tea, cuppa casualties
    Merrily, merrily, merrily, we all fall down
    The smoky skies under power lines
    The come-hither look in the bullseye
    Pigtails, crosshairs
    Don't be scared, it'll all be over soon

    (Bang) and the toy soldiers set sail
    (Bang) even the bully knows war is hell
    Where is the beauty in the madness?

    The sandbox is thirsty
    Outside, the bombs are bursting

    Bang
    Bang

    See how they run in the hot, hot sun
    Billy's got a slingshot, Jenny's got a cap gun
    And the cannons cry, little Billy sucks his thumb
    Don't cry, Billy, Jenny's just having fun

    (Bang) and the toy soldiers set sail
    (Bang) even the bully knows war is hell
    Where is the beauty in the madness? (Bang)
    When all the battleships capsize (bang)
    Look for the whites in their eyes
    You crack a smile in the sadness

    The sandbox is thirsty
    Outside, the bombs are bursting Writer/s: Tyson Ritter
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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