Killdozer

A revenge power ballad, industrial, powerful, cinematic

[chorus]
Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer!
You know sometimes a man he just refuses to surrender
Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! 
when you mess with such a man he’ll give you something to remember

[verse]
He owned a couple acres and a shop to make repairs, 
Not a man to wrong another without cause,’
But some bureaucrats decided that he wasn’t good enough,
And so they destroyed his livelihood with laws,

They had finished Marvin’s business, 
Left him no way in or out,
By the red tape one more common man screwed over,
But inside Heemeyer spied unfinished business of his own,
When with vengeance on his mind he eyed his Dozer

[verse]
For 18 months he built it,
Cement sandwiched within steel,
A cocoon of revenge filled with screens and guns,
 With an armor plated engine,
This behemoth with a blade,
When complete it weighed in over 60 tons

On fourth of June he climbed into his tomb,
And sealed it shut,
Greased the sides so none could climb this beast of metal,
There was no door, created for it,
He just smashed right through the walls,
His legend roared as to the floor he pushed the pedal,

[verse]
The plant that caused it all, was first to fall, and the the town hall,
Then the dens of all the men who’d done him wrong,
When the cops, they tried to stop it, 
bombs and guns could not prevail, 
They all failed for the Killdozer was too strong,

[bridge]
Then to challenge him in the road,
On a metal beast of his own,
Sat the man who had used the machine of state,
To take Heemeyer’s Land,
But Now Killdozer Stands,
Two Treads Driven By Fate

[Banjos and fiddles duel]

[outro]
And though some may call him crazy,
Sometimes every normal man,
Feels the urge to hoist the black flag,
And put spit upon his hands,
In his defense,
No innocents, 
Were harmed in his destruction,
He met his end,
Buried within,
A tomb of his construction,

So if you’re feeling small,
Then just recall, And give some thanks,
When they step upon the little man,
Somewhere killdozer cranks!,

[spoken]
“Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things”

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[verse] Well Marvin was a welder, just a humble working man, In Granby, Colorado, where he’d make his final stand, So now I’ll tell his tale so heed the lesson that he brings “Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things” [chorus] Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! You know sometimes a man he just refuses to surrender Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! when you mess with such a man he’ll give you something to remember [verse] He owned a couple acres and a shop to make repairs, Not a man to wrong another without cause,’ But some bureaucrats decided that he wasn’t good enough, And so they destroyed his livelihood with laws, They had finished Marvin’s business, Left him no way in or out, By the red tape one more common man screwed over, But inside Heemeyer spied unfinished business of his own, When with vengeance on his mind he eyed his Dozer [chorus] Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! You know sometimes a man he just refuses to surrender Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! when you mess with such a man he’ll give you something to remember [verse] For 18 months he built it, Cement sandwiched within steel, A cocoon of revenge filled with screens and guns, With an armor plated engine, This behemoth with a blade, When complete it weighed in over 60 tons On fourth of June he climbed into his tomb, And sealed it shut, Greased the sides so none could climb this beast of metal, There was no door, created for it, He just smashed right through the walls, His legend roared as to the floor he pushed the pedal, [chorus] Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! You know sometimes a man he just refuses to surrender Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! when you mess with such a man he’ll give you something to remember [verse] The plant that caused it all, was first to fall, and the the town hall, Then the dens of all the men who’d done him wrong, When the cops, they tried to stop it, bombs and guns could not prevail, They all failed for the Killdozer was too strong, [bridge] Then to challenge him in the road, On a metal beast of his own, Sat the man who had used the machine of state, To take Heemeyer’s Land, But Now Killdozer Stands, Two Treads Driven By Fate [Banjos and fiddles duel] [outro] And though some may call him crazy, Sometimes every normal man, Feels the urge to hoist the black flag, And put spit upon his hands, In his defense, No innocents, Were harmed in his destruction, He met his end, Buried within, A tomb of his construction, So if you’re feeling small, Then just recall, And give some thanks, When they step upon the little man, Somewhere killdozer cranks!, [chorus] Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! You know sometimes a man he just refuses to surrender Killdozerrrrrrr! Killdo-o-O-O-zer! when you mess with such a man he’ll give you something to remember [spoken] “Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things”

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