Poverty

Government

the greatest source of poverty

 

Feed them right

Our thoughts sustain us

when we feed them right
 

Our Machines

Without our machines

we are nothing
 

Death by Inflation

It was decided

to bleed the people dry

the people called it

death by inflation
 

Nature laughs at our self-importance
 

Spoils

The spoils go to those

who control the food supply
 

With Purpose

We are motion

we are at rest

with purpose
 

Controlled

Behind our masks

controlled we are
 

Provide

 

Nature will provide

she always does

Bounced

Bouncing through the days

until we finally lose ourselves

wondering where we went

our consolation
 

Better to Confuse

We live in a circus

meant to amuse

distraction a must

the better to confuse

clowns you can't trust

running for office

 

In Turns

All falls apart

in turns
 

Right Direction

We're not always going

in the right direction
 

again and again

Twisted with time

we lose ourselves

gone searching to find

meeting again and again
 

Reflect

We reflect what we are
 

Fruit

The fruit of the world

ours with understanding

ours not for the taking
 

Across the Blue

The invasion

bring gifts of disease

bondage too

all in the name of progress

superstition

our voodoo

moving across the blue
 

Along our way

Behind the walls

our fears reside

in moments we escape

only to find more trouble

along our way
 

Gathered Masses

The gathered masses

receiving their orders

compliant till the end

worshiping fools

blind to all before them
 

The First Casualty

We were one nation

pitted against each other

freedom the first casualty

to a world

falling apart

 

Powerless

Our connection broken

unpowered, lifeless

powerless....

so easy to control

thus was the 21st century
 

A simple meal

After the economy crashed

and the war began

a simple meal

took on new significance
 

Pandemics and War

Pandemics and War

all carefully planned

executed with boldness

delivered with fear
 

Dispensing Justice

Veronica knew of death

she'd dished out enough of it

she thought of it as dispensing justice

all carefully planned

from the safety of her lair
 

Color the world

We color our worlds

top to bottom

with our fears
 

Recession Plans

The recession planned

hungry people everywhere

counting their change

while their leaders

laughed all the way to the bank
 

Easy Street

We lost our way

sometime mid-century

easy street our delusion

chaos the consequence
 

Heard it all before

We let ourselves get tempted

on empty promises and lies

typical government

corrupt to the core

yet we fall for it

though we've heard it all before

many act surprised

Fatal Blow

Our overlords

deceit, greed, corruption

the robes of government

restrain and shackle

freedom's fatal blow

Just Like Us

Self-aware

our machines take on life

transcending

their creators

just like us
 

Searching

We search and search

seldom understanding

what we're looking for

lost in our looking