Walkabout track 03. Thanks to rocketman0739 for providing high-quality versions of these songs. Download the album here: https://archive.org/details/filk_walk… Find more of Julia Ecklar’s excellent music at: https://www.prometheus-music.com/ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— [book: Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card] Lyrics: Too evil; Too gentle. Breed again and give them what they need. You’re perfect Third child. They know what I must be. Last hellish hope for Man’s salvation. The winner takes it all. Tin soldier, made from fear and shame. Tin soldier, shaped by lies and pain. I’m a tin soldier, weapon more than child. A gun to point whichever way they choose. I’ve nothing left to lose. Teach hardness, Teach horror, Teach children how to hate in fun. What’s worth this? Don’t worry I’ll know before they’re done. How many children’s lives were wasted? How many lies were told, for a— Tin soldier, made from fear and shame. Tin soldier, shaped by lies and pain. I’m a tin soldier, weapon more than child. A gun to point whichever way they choose. I’ve nothing left to lose. Don’t bother Explaining. I never want to hear it all. Just tell me I mattered Somewhere beneath it all. Or was I just a cold equation? All part of the big game, for a— Tin soldier, made from fear and shame. Tin soldier, shaped by lies and pain. I’m a tin soldier, weapon more than child. A gun to point whichever way they choose. I’ve nothing left to lose.