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White Noise

Blat , Blat Sporadic gunfire firing back Our way of life is under attack And what I mean by that Is protect the Oil Refineries Protect Democracy freedom of speech Protect the Banks & Institutions Call the order to Fire Back at Will Give them a taste of their own medicine Shoot to Kill Kill Bill & Jack & Jill Whoosh, Whoosh Mother nature's dirt is swirling on the breeze Red Sand Burnt Yellow's Orange Haze The winds ablaze with Corparl Punishment Doled out by the Ministry of Environment If 1 is to believe the Kamikaze Pilot Who just punched another hole into the earth's atmosphere Put down your Aerosol cans And travel bans for Airplane's And Rocket's Unless there Private hired in the name of Spreading the Gospel according to Renewable cleaner Green Energy Ride your bike not your car Drip , Drip Torture Tap Pop the Champagne Cork Who cares if the reservoir runs dry Let the poor drink cake What else would the poor child have to fill up her day If moved closer no longer was it a chore to collect water Sell them gun's instead to play with Sizzle, Sizzle Bacons at an all time low It's now even on the Big Mac Triple Stack For Beef is apparently now very bad 2 Lest us all become Vegetarian Father was a Coal Miner Out of work and down on his luck Since progress decided to shut down the mine Bad choice of Career How is Daddy now going to pay for his Beer & 40 Fags His Father before him was an Old Fashioned Cowboy Driving Herds of Cattle across the wild plains Powered by Bourbon and Bean's Rancid and saddle sore So too 1 day did progress for him come a calling Putting an end to his self worth and way of life And with it his family taken on his journey into Alcoholism A violent man he became Relics of a certain decade Products some say Collateral damage When the Wheel's of Industry Stop The Silence is deafening It's like the sound of a knife falling in an gunfight Shhh , Shhh Quiet Please The Library is now in Session And so begins the Mine for Knowledge Speak of only Truth , Hope and Courage Don't be taken in Don't make the same mistakes History has taught us What has War ever brought us but death Fight rather for us than against us Why be a Tourist ? When you could be a Guide ? ?

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Date: 5/7/2019 12:52:00 AM
Indeed, Flaherty, what is the world coming to, it's enough to make you hide your nose in a bushel or two, or at least submerge yourself into another story, in another world and escape the reality of what we are all facing.
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 5/7/2019 7:25:00 PM
Can you give me the titles of these songs and Band or artist please as I can't seem to download them sorry Bud
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 5/7/2019 7:23:00 PM
Exactly L.L Escape and Submerse oneself in the written word or fantasy world that modern reality certainly doesn't address ie the Kardashian Clan and the likes of the Bachelor
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/7/2019 1:11:00 AM
...because I know you love your music, below songs come to my mind when I read above poem.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/7/2019 1:11:00 AM
Lyrics to this / https://youtu.be/LyvKDDfTvks
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/7/2019 1:09:00 AM
lyrics to this / https://youtu.be/LrS5ztAJ5xw
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/7/2019 1:07:00 AM
lyrics to this / https://youtu.be/sGHwWwQw3tc

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