3. March 6, 1986
all I ever wanted
was to know the truth
never lie to you
tell you all that I knew
but more known is more lost
and there’s wisdom in that- so
run it back
let’s outpace collapse
keep to sowing seeds
till they sprout out the ground
don’t nobody take a light
that ain’t already been crowned
the nine to five sleep
woke scattered around
pull ‘em back together
drop ‘em down out the cloud
‘cause history’s a system
the system’s the ground
go root your mind into it
grow up over the now
the system is just history
and history’s wound
around the forest, not the tree
don’t lose your truth to the crowd
history’s a system
built in reverse
to exploit the innocent
and shelter the worst
it’s a lie to make sensible
the horror that is war
to liberate the ruthless
to stupefy the poor
commodify the commons
you uproot the psyche
a fate we must avoid
united unconditionally
so don't invertintrinsic worth
with avaricious tendencies
or throw away an ancient love
on nihilist conformity
‘cause a system burning bright
burning surreptitiously
is the will to power run amuck
in a habit factory
but a system burning bright
burning raw subjectivity
could be the will to power
put to bed in you and me