Great Fire of Thessaloniki

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Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki

Like the murder of Franz Ferdinand
This spark got quickly out of hand
A radiant disease spreading through the streets of Greece
I brought you into this world and I can take you out
They shout as the flames inflate and bounce from house to house
Gluttony, pure gluttony, a blazing beast engorged on dreams
Eating everything it sees and leaving only suffering

Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki

Ashes to ashes
Petroleum and matches
Green canvas patches stitched on your sleeve
Ashes to ashes
Irrational rations
Flash fractured factions smeared with viscous kitchen grease

Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki

Tell me what do you get when you mix
A pile of straw and a strong-willed wind
With a spoonful of healthy ambivalence
Ten thousand homes burnt to a crisp
Even the water supply was burned to the ground
There’s irony here, in the midst of a drought
There’s firony here, but no peace to be found
Poor portmanteaus can’t lift charred mouths
But fill those portmanteaus with clothes
Mementos of your lives and homes
Say goodbye to all that you know
Start over with the ones you love most

It’s all Greek to me
This kind of tragedy
It’s all Greek to me
This kind of tragedy
It’s all Greek to me
This kind of tragedy
It’s all Greek to me
This kind of tragedy
It’s all Greek to me
This kind of tragedy
It makes me sad to read
But not as sad as I would be if I had lived in Greece in 1917 during the

Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki
Great Fire of Thessaloniki

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from A Century Ago, released March 31, 2018

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Darth Nater Buffalo, New York

Funny songs. Sad songs. Funny, sad songs.

Darth Nater is the solo project of Buffalo-based musician Nate Noworyta.

Lyrically dense story-songs filled with detailed imagery and characters. Musically rooted in folk and indie rock.
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