This one is dedicated for my brother and against those whose lives are self-labeled as noble but are really treasonous to the conscience.
It's interesting what we let envelop our lives the traditions we serve unconditionally joyful we smile uncomfortably across dinner tables at distant relatives who eyes are filled with fear wondering where our parents went wrong and how we turned out like... like what?? like nothing – we've turned out as something ever changing developing and experiencing pried from the mall's cold dead hands our sanity isn't sold seasonally nor will the kiosks deliver us from evil
we pull the magnetic bars from books because we know knowledge is free we set up info shops in our minds and spread the word underground all the while we work shitty jobs living paycheck to paycheck
are we really that angry? Are we really that radical?
We take this shit and say our voices are enough to bite the hand that feeds
but i think it's really about how we think here are a few hot social issues and where radicals might stand with them
gay marriage... absolutely not... ban marriage gun control – destroy colt and lockheed martin intellectual property rights – sure if there was a right to property war – give peace a chance... and if that doesn't work – totally, if it's against the governmental status quo that would send you off to die in a cause you dont really believe in so we can settle our differenses amongst ourselves
It's all in our heads and how we may converse and if those thoughts and words disturb others it works if they open another's mind it's beautiful
Open thoughts, open minds open thoughts, open minds open thoughts, open minds
but how radical am I? I once said to my mother, “i dont care about the government” she said she knew then she said, “talk to god if you're in trouble” I said I knew is it equal placation? Or a plan to escape? With great fear comes insecurity..insecurity leads to defensiveness, defensiveness leads to lets just say I don't ever plan to denounce the faith in my moms face
How radical are we? People hide their sexuality and we've no voice to say “open the closet door” millions put up with racial inequality and we've no courage to say “fight for the right” are humans not animals? animals at least fight for their lives or they run away dependent on if they are predator or prey but as a specie we're divided we humans must deplore the degradation of other humans but at what cost to ourselves?
That will measure the free radicals and how many wrinkled brows might frown
open thoughts, open minds open thoughts, open minds open thoughts, open minds
if restricted don't restrict your thoughts or you will lose how to determine what is you don't be pressured to find extraneous worth if locked in a concentration camp be resolve in what you believe ignore ignorance whilst daily rations if any are partitioned that is being as radical as one might hope to achieve
value the hour which you might come to know as home
now it's easier said than done and you might ask “do you practice what you preach?” and i tell you, “yes, i'll die for what i believe.”
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