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Some years ago the Piper left the town that we call home
To travel all the areas none here had ever roamed.
The people there knew not of him, nor knew they whence he came –
But sometimes a child followed him – went off to do the same.

Those children were the outcast few, the ones without a friend,
Whose dress or movement got a laugh, whose sorrow saw no end.
To stay in their home village, it would be too much to bear,
And the Ratcatcher would take them and vanish in thin air.

The Piper’s come to town, my friends, and you know how this goes –
Our parents think the only kids who go are those he chose.
But we know ourselves better, and we know the answer’s plain:
We won’t go home again.

The Piper heard from all around that his mind was a flaw –
But when he dared look inward, not a problem there he saw.
He went from here to Hamlin, told the children there the truth:
It wasn’t rats he hunted for, but how to save the youth.

And with his friends, the Piper then continued on his way.
He’d stop in every village to take those who couldn’t stay –
The ones whose bodies don’t fit right or words all come out wrong,
The church-forbidden loves and all the young who thing in song.

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Sometimes he goes back to our home village, just in case
Another one of us is stuck in that horrendous place.
But nobody else goes back there – we have to keep away,
For if our parents find out, oh, we know we’ll rue the day.

The Piper’s come to town, my friends, and you know how this goes –
Our parents think it’s all his fault but heaven only knows
That they can chase the Piper down until that man is slain
But we won’t go home again.
Together we are stronger and we know the answer’s plain:
We won’t go home again.
We won’t go home again.
We wont - go - home - a - gain.

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from Chicken Scratch '22, released April 5, 2022

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Jasper Teagan Thomas

A filker and nerd with too much time to spare, JT takes pride in his work despite the fact that it's all done in his bedroom. A known queer who may be seen cuddling any fluffy animals in the vicinity before apologizing to them for how loud his instruments are. May be followed anywhere he goes by a whole bunch of corvids; don't ask. ... more

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