Name: The Greatest Sacrifice
Duration: P00H02M54S
Description: If this does not bring tears to your eyes, you are dead inside.

The Greatest Sacrifice

from Pogonos Crossing by Opinionated Whiskers

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If this does not bring tears to your eyes, you are dead inside.

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Pogonos is here
The chants increase
I feel my facial hair surge and swell

And I know then
My beard is somehow a part
Of this town’s wretched summoning spell

I need to put
An end to this
Before the beast makes it all the way through

I love my beard
But nonetheless
I know what I have to do

I’ve got to burn my beard
Burn it away
I’ve got to burn my beard
Set it ablaze
I’ve got to burn my beard
Not a hair can stay
I’ve got to burn my beard
’Til it’s all burned away

I carry moustache wax
Everywhere with me
It is important to show your style

I rub it in
All through my beard
And as I do I start to smile

This is gonna hurt
And probably will
Be the end of me I know

But if I’ve got
To leave this life
A blazing beard is the way to go

I’ve got to burn my beard
Burn it away
I’ve got to burn my beard
Set it ablaze
I’ve got to burn my beard
Not a hair can stay
I’ve got to burn my beard
’Til it’s all burned away

I always knew my habit of smoking would kill me
As I reach in my pocket for a match
I light it up, hold it to my beard
And watch the flame flare and jump and catch

Pogonos is still held by the ritual chant
And so to my beard is still bound
As my facial hair burns, so does he as well
And he ignites with a ghastly sound

I’ve got to burn my beard
Burn it away
I’ve got to burn my beard
Set it ablaze
I’ve got to burn my beard
Not a hair can stay
I’ve got to burn my beard
’Til it’s all burned away

I’ve got to burn my beard
Burn it away
I’ve got to burn my beard
Set it ablaze
I’ve got to burn my beard
Not a hair can stay
I’ve got to burn my beard
’Til it’s all burned away

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from Pogonos Crossing, released April 1, 2022

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