i'm unshy on the skyline
there's this collision course
it's on the radar
persisting
wait - gone - sheeit
wait - gone - sheeit
creeping up from below and behind
around the side of us - YES
'bring it on dick-face'
a bat on the edge
with a bad mind
'bring it on dick-face'
a bat on the edge
with a bad mind
S h a d o w S y s t e m
like in a mad max movie
where all they want
is your fuel
'fuck you asshole
it's all mine'
i feel it every day, getting on the Toronto transit
on my way to work - the tension burden
that everyday people feel - carry
around with them - ever so courteously negotiating a seat
on the morning bus - quietly pissed and afraid
pulling away
she's running - i can see her and so does the driver
and he's stopping to let her on - because she's hot - frantic - "thank you"
flashing her metropass - panting, stepping into the mushy cesspool
of risky riders
flustered and frustrated
bus is packed and
no one is giving
her a seat
wet
from a distance
that look on her face
reading her
OMG - she's stunning
thinking - she's just had a fight with her nowhere husband
and one of her kids is sick, had to leave him
alone at home - in bed
no school today
no babysitter
"turn up the good - turn down the suck"
why does it hurt so much and why
do I wear 6 inch heels
all the time even
on the bus
in winter
why - because my married boss
likes it - when i look hot
and secretly wants
to fuck me
?
life is difficult
great art is seeing/hearing something different
every time you take it in
good content still ringing true
substance over style - what you'll be remembered for
will always be about the essence
what you bring to the table
rising to the occasion
getting it out there in that flash
of inspiration
it's all mine'
i feel it every day, getting on the Toronto transit
on my way to work - the tension burden
that everyday people feel - carry
around with them - ever so courteously negotiating a seat
on the morning bus - quietly pissed and afraid
pulling away
she's running - i can see her and so does the driver
and he's stopping to let her on - because she's hot - frantic - "thank you"
flashing her metropass - panting, stepping into the mushy cesspool
of risky riders
flustered and frustrated
bus is packed and
no one is giving
her a seat
wet
from a distance
that look on her face
reading her
OMG - she's stunning
thinking - she's just had a fight with her nowhere husband
and one of her kids is sick, had to leave him
alone at home - in bed
no school today
no babysitter
"turn up the good - turn down the suck"
why does it hurt so much and why
do I wear 6 inch heels
all the time even
on the bus
in winter
why - because my married boss
likes it - when i look hot
and secretly wants
to fuck me
?
life is difficult
great art is seeing/hearing something different
every time you take it in
good content still ringing true
substance over style - what you'll be remembered for
will always be about the essence
what you bring to the table
rising to the occasion
getting it out there in that flash
of inspiration
"We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall
and everyone's arguing over where
they're going to sit"
David Suzuki
a balcony for my bed - i hang on
i've suddenly come to this place in my life
where i don't care what people think anymore
of what i say - think - believe in
life is short, and death approaches
demanding that i subscribe to your inner turmoil
no not a chance - it's all yours
your demons - your closet
jaded? yep
it's no wonder - that there are so many 'loners' in this world
scraping for something - to believe in, hang on to
but no
it's what they want us to believe
compliantly asleep - late for work
yet again - anticipating
the choppy chew out
yet another
ultimatum
what's wrong with you
numbers guy
"where's your numbers"
?
ok, bottom line - you'll need to kick it up a notch
if you want to keep this JOB
to my vertigo, i hang on
i had serious hope in 2008, when Obama
i had serious hope in 2008, when Obama
was elected - ok, maybe yes - hope
i'm not so sure anymore
S h a d o w S y s t e m
there's a shooter in Ottawa
drove in and took a precious soldier out
'radicalism' it's the new buzzword
like a flavour of the day
or employee of the month
kind of thing
let's just say 'convenient'
he's one of THEM
"terrorist"
let's just say 'convenient'
he's one of THEM
"terrorist"
our 'highway of heros' (yawn) is yet, just another publicity smear
intended to illuminate the illusion
ok - our soldiers deserve some recognition after the fact
dying - for "the cause" - regardless
of its relevance
but it's all really about justifying
our need to invade
continuing the
crusade
and so, here at home
what's this
?
ok, just a matter of time right
all the fear mechanisms
gently choreographed
in a hidden system
that kills
priority print out
in a ticker-tape tsunami
pounding us in that symphonic slam
our Ottawa shooter is a problem
in that he's Canadian born
with personal issues
no no no
not a terrorist
(contrary to what they would have us believe)
all part of the bigger picture - the one we don't see
ok, thinking - all men carry shadow systems
it's not what we asked for but here it is
we're born and bred to deceive
and compete with each other
regardless of where
we're from
hey brown kid
you're in my way
the global agenda
infesting
our children
passing the curse on
to the next generation
our sons specifically
working together? NOT
an option - nope, not in the cards
you're either on our side or on their side
divide and conquer
us and them
all part of the new world order
yes, this conversation may be recorded
for quality control purposes
i mean, ok - there's what goes on - on the surface
and then there's that which lurks beneath
and all about what goes on later
after the festivities are all over
later in the evening
and into the night
and back around again
some way to - let go
it infiltrates our feminine nature
and it takes over
it trickles down from government
federal, provincial and yes
even the municipalities
into our media
and we
feed
"hey - he abused me too"
crazy
we absorb the drug in the movies we watch
like 'The Purge' where there's that one 12 hours every year
when you can get your jam on
and take everyone OUT!
and all for 'the cause'
a balcony for my bed
i hang on
all i want - is for you to
LOVE ME - ok
let's do
this thing you like
to do
yes i really do
like this
too
a slow death ahead
is a sad slide
TV shows like The Walking Dead, Penny Dreadful - even Game of Thrones
i eat them up too
fascinated
by it
the shadow system
is designed to survive - then encroach
like that lone cockroach - light of day
crawling out after the blast in Hiroshima years ago
looking for food - another given - all creatures
hunger for real meat
i can do this
i can live another day
but dodging bullets and always on the run
is no fun hun
requesting reassurance - shit - oK
i can make a real difference here still
wishful thinking
i mean - i have everything i need
nice car, clothes - an overpriced condo
in Parkdale Toronto - large screen TV
stupid job that pays real good
trophy girlfriend
yep - hot
my 'rainforest espresso' coffee addiction
from Timothy's - no not Tim Hortons
Timothy takes care of me
i'm set dude
whatever goes on in the trenches
all those wretched stories in the news
little kids up to their knees in muck
and haven't eaten in a week
not a worry - i'm covered
and yet still - fearful of what's coming back around
from behind us
those skeletons in the closet
re-arranging, constipating
reinstating
perfectly formed, to feel it fall
like lead
afraid of what we'll read in the morning paper
and yet consuming it regardless
because a reason to survive
is paramount
to life
it's a system
that's been carefully thought out
a give or take kinda thang
only more the latter
you either subscribe or you don't
most do
oh BTW, Netflix rules man
no wait - i can get it all
FOR FREE
?
'get - the - fuck - OUT of here'
an HDMI cable is all i need? ok wot the fuk
illegal? even better!
bring it ... ON
first order of business?
you - gotta go dude
but wait no dick-wad!
you get to frikkin choose guy
change the channel, smoke a bowl and
switch into glide
everything is right here
the world is at your fingertips
choke that chicken
buddy
it's all in the reckless recycling
of our
S h a d o w S y s t e m
getting into bed with them
is just an option - it's all so delicately consensual - yes?
you really don't need
to go there if you don't want to
just like playing this clip and reading this again
all up to you - all these amazing choices
right there in your hand
on your universal remote
with that little black button
that you have your thumb on
right now
gut feeling
you want to go here
unsure and yet willing
nonetheless
to my vertigo - i hang on
you get to frikkin choose guy
change the channel, smoke a bowl and
switch into glide
everything is right here
the world is at your fingertips
choke that chicken
buddy
it's all in the reckless recycling
of our
S h a d o w S y s t e m
getting into bed with them
is just an option - it's all so delicately consensual - yes?
you really don't need
to go there if you don't want to
just like playing this clip and reading this again
all up to you - all these amazing choices
right there in your hand
on your universal remote
with that little black button
that you have your thumb on
right now
gut feeling
you want to go here
unsure and yet willing
nonetheless
to my vertigo - i hang on
