Journals

   In response to what I witnessed in Amsterdam.   Blow it Away (before the candle goes out)   Gorgeous world Where do we begin? Gorgeous world Where do we begin? Consumers cultured in their ways, In capitalism always pays, Communications instant waves –   The trait of patience sorely flunked When gratification is won –   Forget to think and take a sweet whirl A ride on the ferris wheel, Where to begin when there is no end? Waiting on the plastic promise to come Waiting on lipstick kisses for fun, Well don’t we know we can only show Everything we own? Until we’re gone we save and play But don’t we know we have to pay The final price in the final prize, Cause the final cost is a zero sum.   Buy now, bye now, by now   Every desire can be sought Buy now, bye now, by now Every dollar can be bought Buy now, bye now, by now Every liar can be caught –   Because by now/ We just don’t know We are Light to the world,   Because by now/ We just don’t know We are The American way, All in excesses and The rest just thrown away.   One day the fuse will be lit Only a matter of time Just wait for it Because a stick of TNT Will blow it away Because a stick of TNT Will blow it away –   In the distance can you hear the sound? Try and listen as the boom goes down to bust, See and feel our golden land turn to trodden dust. Watch the new high-rises rising higher While the person under we let turn to rust. Our stolen land has turned on us Just waiting on the plastic promise to come Our stolen land has turned on us Just waiting on the plastic promise to come Our stolen land has turned on us