Youth Without Youth

by diellemabelle

AU. They were rejects of society – addicts and prostitutes, abusers and the abused – burning their lives down with the hope that they'd take a piece of the unfair world with them. This is not the NORA gang you know. "We played double dutch with a hand grenade/ Behind the church, hiding place/ Apathetic to the devil's face…" Based on the song by Metric. One-shot. Read and review!

2. Song Lyrics

"Youth Without Youth" by Metric (lyrics from A-Z lyrics)

Hangman we played rubber soul with a razor blade

Behind the church, hiding place,

It was a long joke 'til the punch line came.

Can you read my mind? Read my mind

Follow along 'til the end of the song

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Hangman we played double dutch with a hand grenade

Behind the church, hiding place.

Apathetic to the devil's face.

Wear the sheriff's badge put your toys away

They let us go saying "Let us pray!"

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Hangman we played hide and seek on the fire escape

Through the smoke we saw the flame

It was a long wait 'til the fire truck came.

On the count of three, jump with me

On the count of three

1... 2... 1... 2... 3... GO!

GO GO GO GO

GO!

GO GO GO GO

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Hangman we played blind man's bluff with the 9th Brigade

Throw the brick through the windowpane,

Double dutch 'til they stop the game,

'til the cops show up, hand cuff stunned

They let us go but we lost one!

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Hangman we played blind man's bluff 'til they stopped the game

Youth without Youth, born without time,

Youth without Youth, can you read my mind?