Take Another Look Around

Edthepoet

Ten thousand best friends
How many would you jump
Infront of a bullet for
Ten thousand best friends
How many would jump up
N confront a gun for

I'm guessing by your silence
The answer is none
I'm guessing you see violence
As an answer unjust
Take a look at the times
Take a look at the world
Take another look around this shit is serious now

For ten thousand years
Divide and conquer
The shadows only answer
Over populate the nation
Invent class division
Set fire to racial hatred

"Let them fight
There can be no greater winner than us
For we hold the keys to the Kingdom
And nobody gets in without our blood
We hold the keys to kingdom
So lets get back to getting you fucked up
God forbid you ever wake up
God forbid you ever rise up
God forbid you ever realise
we also made him up"

"Come come step right up pick your poison
this rounds on us
Sit back belt up
The rides just about to start
You can get off anytime you want
but do you really wanna leave all your friends behind?
Do you really think they'll believe you're of sound mind?
Do you really think they'll let you shine a light on the day to day of everyday life? Where would they live? What would they eat? What would they do with all that spare time? How will anyone survive?"

Maybe just Maybe one day we'll all realise and as one unite
Maybe It's got an idealistic ring to it, you may put a Che Guevara Ghandi Jesus spin on it, whatever prevents you getting close to it, but we all know that we all feel it

Maybe we're collectively scared of what comes next
Scared of what will become of us
Well if we all have the capacity to go to sleep and never wake up
That means we all have the capacity to wake up having never been to sleep
So what's there to be scared of my friend?

  • Author: Edthepoet (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 21st, 2017 09:35
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments4

  • kevin browne

    people live off their own fear and thrive on it. just in case you lose everything. fantastic when the ride is just about to start. cool piece here.

  • FredPeyer

    Once in a while we do wake up, look at the French revolution for example. But so many times one bad is replaced by another bad. But no matter, I do believe in the good of man and that one day, probably in the far future only, good will prevail. Good write!

  • Louis Gibbs

    Strong expression on the state of the world, Ed! It is a mess ... but then, what if it is exactly as it is meant to be?

  • Goldfinch60

    Very good write, one day we will give peace a chance but not in my lifetime.



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