An Ending

There was a man who heard my latest CD, read the lyrics
And tried to understand the mystery of a boy
Who cant keep up with his own mind
He wrote his review, sour in mood, and said I shouldn't try
To sound so deep and make them read into the lines
Well no one is twisting their arm, its just a god damned song
So tonight you can crucify me if you can answer me why

The world is so fucked up and far gone
I haven't seen a face smiling out of honesty, in so long
And I wonder if the world does anything but watch TV
When they all try to quote clever lines to me
That they didn't dream, themselves

He went on to say that every day that I continue
Is a crime that cannot run out of statute
That countless ears are victims of my abuse
Well let them let themselves be musically raped
By a man who's obviously lying and fake
I don't give a damn if they cant stand up and say
That this is something I don't want to play
And turn it off, go somewhere else, tell someone else
That the music they've heard has guiltily changed their life

The world is such an ongoing mystery
But the simplicity of its inhabitants is a travesty
And I wonder if the world does anything but watch TV
When they all try to quote clever lines to me
I feel as if their words alone, could make me die

So let them teach their children A-B-Cs and 1-2-3s but nothing of life
I wont interfere when the family social structure proves to prove
That it has done nothing but prolong our lives of lies
And I wont tell them of the governments lies, I wont be a revolutionary
I'll just be the quiet sad old man in the corner, drinking more than
Anyone has ever done in their lives, drowning out old memories
And saying 'How could they do this to me?!' after so many years, oh my
My life will be boring and I'll just be another sad story
Told from husband to wife

The world is such a disappointment in my eyes
I think I know why babies when born cry
They've been brought into a world, just to die
And suffer needlessly, in the mean time

Author's Note

Unmodified. Typed as it flows from head to hands.

Reviews

[Rachel DeHart]

I really like this line
"The world is so fucked up and far gone
I haven't seen a face smiling out of honesty, in so long"

To which I can answer, when I smile, it is normally just because I am happy. There are still a few of us. I promise.