Is nothing what’s real and is real an illusion? How can we have dreams amid so much confusion? Is it nothing on something or something on nothing? Is this depth or recursion or is this life a perversion? Allegories, similes, and vague simulations Metaphors, algorithms, and pure fabrications Our lives are encoded…

To the melody of “Creep” by Radiohead YouTube, Radiohead — Creep There was a time we were happy we would live till we die The world was so pretty Mom made a pie The air smelled so good I could see the blue sky I want to go back there Right…

Rhythm inspired by Bob Seger, “Fire Lake” [YouTube] Who wants to take that first hard blow Who wants to spend the night in jail Who will tell them what he knows Who will suffer if we fail Who has a sister with some money And will she come, will she come and pay your bail…

I look outside, stare at the rain it never ends, it hides the pain Under the roads, so many faces, They waste their lives, in hidden places More each day, their numbers grow They come to stay, their scars now show They cause our fear, from fear comes hate So many tears, I…

It is a lot like finding Jesus The pain becomes too much The burden of the truth The weight that seems to crush You no longer have the strength You want it all to end It is ever so much easier All you need is to pretend You no longer…

I walked behind some pelicans A small group of only three Gone, their awkward beauty Gone, the power of their wings They looked like dirty ragged toys Some ugly wasted things With all the water gone Without the strength to fly They had no choice but walk A long long walk to die…

Kinda like REM — Everybody Hurts — YouTube When all life is gone by your hand and the pain is all you have When the trees you see are dead on the land All gone When life is fading fast and no one wants to try Everything will die All gone Every creature still alive They see me with their eyes They know that I’m the one They see what I have done They seem to ask me why Why me? All gone What did I need so much? I killed them with my touch I killed all that I saw Every death I thought a prize There is no way to bring them back Everything around me dies All gone

Kinda like R.E.M. — Everybody Hurts (Official Music Video) — YouTube So many people, on the street They are people you won’t meet Hi there If you would only take the time, to see To care Is it someone you could greet Hello If you could show them you are kind They are…

If it’s everybody’s fault then the blame all comes to you If it’s everybody’s fault then there’s work that we must do Our leaders cannot help us They were not made for this war All they care about is power and they are always wanting more The wealthy are not…