it was designed to be fuckt, we don't even know what has been taken from us.
maggots eating my brain, keep repeating refrains , while i'm greasing my chains, and preaching for change reaching for rage so i can feel something at all.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
"Angel Dust" Complete Lyrics-Gil Scott Heron
The lyrics to this song by Gil-Scott Heron are incomplete on the internet.
I have taken it upon my self to rectify this. I posted these back some time ago, but this time I made sure the whole song is up for us.
I own no copy right... this is for educational purposes only
here you go:
Angel Dust X4
He was Groovin', and that was when he coulda sworn the room was moving
but that was only in his mind
he was sailin', he never really seemed to notice his vision failin',
cuz that was all part of the high
the sweat was pouring, he couldn't take it
the room was exploding he might not make it
Angel Dust, Please, Children would you listen
Angel Dust, Just ain't where its at
Angel Dust, you won't remember what you're missing
but down some dead end streets there ain't no turning back
dust X2
they was standing
everybody in a circle, the whole family,
listenin' to the preacher's words
sis was crying
she alone held the secret about his dying
tears falling to earth
maybe her fault, he was so trusting
god only knew why
they were dusting
Angel dust
please, gonna be the death of you children,
Angel Dust
just ain't where its at,
Angel Dust
you wont remember what you missing but down some dead end streets there ain't no turning back
Dust
believe me sister
Dust
don't mean no body no good no how
sweat was pouring, he couldn't take it,
the room was exploding, he might not make it
Angel Dust
please children it's hard to listen but,
Angel Dust
I ain't trying to run your life
Angel Dust
might seem like just one more good time but,
down some dead end streets there ain't no turning back
Angel Dust
please children I know it's hard to listen but,
Angel Dust
I ain't trying to run your life
Angel Dust
don't mean no body no good no where, and down some dead end streets there ain't no turning back or away from
Angel Dust
Please children would you listen to me
Angel Dust
I have taken it upon my self to rectify this. I posted these back some time ago, but this time I made sure the whole song is up for us.
I own no copy right... this is for educational purposes only
here you go:
Angel Dust X4
He was Groovin', and that was when he coulda sworn the room was moving
but that was only in his mind
he was sailin', he never really seemed to notice his vision failin',
cuz that was all part of the high
the sweat was pouring, he couldn't take it
the room was exploding he might not make it
Angel Dust, Please, Children would you listen
Angel Dust, Just ain't where its at
Angel Dust, you won't remember what you're missing
but down some dead end streets there ain't no turning back
dust X2
they was standing
everybody in a circle, the whole family,
listenin' to the preacher's words
sis was crying
she alone held the secret about his dying
tears falling to earth
maybe her fault, he was so trusting
god only knew why
they were dusting
Angel dust
please, gonna be the death of you children,
Angel Dust
just ain't where its at,
Angel Dust
you wont remember what you missing but down some dead end streets there ain't no turning back
Dust
believe me sister
Dust
don't mean no body no good no how
sweat was pouring, he couldn't take it,
the room was exploding, he might not make it
Angel Dust
please children it's hard to listen but,
Angel Dust
I ain't trying to run your life
Angel Dust
might seem like just one more good time but,
down some dead end streets there ain't no turning back
Angel Dust
please children I know it's hard to listen but,
Angel Dust
I ain't trying to run your life
Angel Dust
don't mean no body no good no where, and down some dead end streets there ain't no turning back or away from
Angel Dust
Please children would you listen to me
Angel Dust
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
On my way to the Bakery...
I woke up early this morning, and I got out of bed, and I took the dog to "A Taste of Denmark" on the corner of 34th and telegraph. This is a surprisingly dodgy corner.
As I crossed the 34th Street Overpass, which passes over the Train Tracks, a bit of ghraffiti caught my eye.
The graffiti said-
While i was at the bakery, I got something called a chess pie. It makes me feel like homer Simpson... precious venus....gaarrahrhrhr.....sweet sweet can.... it makes me wish I had another one right now!
And i got a coffee. The coffee, was not good. I still have some, and it's making me sweat and wishing I had more Chess pie.
The Graffiti said "The system isn't broken. It's Fuckt!"
This i understand to be a revolutionary statement.
It implies that the system did not 'break', that things have not gone 'wrong'.
I don't interpret this as saying things work, or being a denial of the problems. I take it to be more of a way to say society is functioning the way it was set out to function. The problems we are having are not an accident. Amerikkkan society has not somehow gotten off track.
Kanye West was wrong. It's not just black people Amerika doesn't give a shit about. It's all people.
And as far as it goes, Amerika cares about black people to the extent that 'black people' can be of use to the machine. So Kanye West was doubly wrong. Even though he's a genius, a genius, a goddamn genius.
And to take this to it's conclusion, we are successfully hoodwinking ourselves with our own rhetoric.
Amerikans like to focus on how we 'freed' the slaves, have a free democracy, and are the greatest fucking country on the planet.
And I am coming to think that this is a way to brush what is really going on under the rug. We can say we are working to end racism, and making things better for women, and even giving homosexuals their civil rights.
But whats really happening is the human animal as a whole is being degraded further. We no longer have open slavery, but there continue to be people existing in virtual wage slavery.
A 'black' man can be president, but a black man can still be shot in the back by the BART police who get off with man slaughter charges.
And we can say we live in a 'post racial' society and this means we don't have to deal with how racist we are.
Ever one knows Asian women can's drive. Obama isn't 'black' enough because he speaks English well. Hillary Clinton is a high priced call girl who can be a powerful women who acts like a man.
So what's really happening here?
All I can say for sure is that it isn't a broken System,
As I crossed the 34th Street Overpass, which passes over the Train Tracks, a bit of ghraffiti caught my eye.
The graffiti said-
While i was at the bakery, I got something called a chess pie. It makes me feel like homer Simpson... precious venus....gaarrahrhrhr.....sweet sweet can.... it makes me wish I had another one right now!
And i got a coffee. The coffee, was not good. I still have some, and it's making me sweat and wishing I had more Chess pie.
The Graffiti said "The system isn't broken. It's Fuckt!"
This i understand to be a revolutionary statement.
It implies that the system did not 'break', that things have not gone 'wrong'.
I don't interpret this as saying things work, or being a denial of the problems. I take it to be more of a way to say society is functioning the way it was set out to function. The problems we are having are not an accident. Amerikkkan society has not somehow gotten off track.
Kanye West was wrong. It's not just black people Amerika doesn't give a shit about. It's all people.
And as far as it goes, Amerika cares about black people to the extent that 'black people' can be of use to the machine. So Kanye West was doubly wrong. Even though he's a genius, a genius, a goddamn genius.
And to take this to it's conclusion, we are successfully hoodwinking ourselves with our own rhetoric.
Amerikans like to focus on how we 'freed' the slaves, have a free democracy, and are the greatest fucking country on the planet.
And I am coming to think that this is a way to brush what is really going on under the rug. We can say we are working to end racism, and making things better for women, and even giving homosexuals their civil rights.
But whats really happening is the human animal as a whole is being degraded further. We no longer have open slavery, but there continue to be people existing in virtual wage slavery.
A 'black' man can be president, but a black man can still be shot in the back by the BART police who get off with man slaughter charges.
And we can say we live in a 'post racial' society and this means we don't have to deal with how racist we are.
Ever one knows Asian women can's drive. Obama isn't 'black' enough because he speaks English well. Hillary Clinton is a high priced call girl who can be a powerful women who acts like a man.
So what's really happening here?
All I can say for sure is that it isn't a broken System,
Friday, January 21, 2011
Fuck Getting Hit
This line comes from "One Mic' by one Nasir Jones.
What does it mean? and why do I repeat it?
Let's see if we can place some meaning on this, and we should probably begin with the end, because the first word is 'fuck' which as we all know is not a word with clear meaning.
'Getting hit' could mean a number of things. The context has always suggested hit with bullets, or hit with something heavy and hard. But most likely it's bullets. The purpose of Bullets is to punch holes in things at high speeds, and if the thing that is being hit is alive, the holes being punched can kill it, or maim it.
Therefore, to say 'fuck getting hit' could mean 'I don't care if I get shot and die.'
However, being shot does not universally mean death.
And, if we actually die, then it probably won't matter if we got shot or not, because I do believe that we will have other, more pressing concerns the very moment we die.
In this case, 'fuck getting hit' might mean, 'I don't care if get shot and live.' (and frankly, this strikes me as being profoundly more nihilistic then the other. It's like, i don't give a damn whether i live or die, it's all the same to me.)
'Fuck Getting Hit' seems to be more of a 'I expect there are going to be consequences for this, but I'm going to do it any way, or i have to do it anyway.....'
And this strikes me as being in a sense hopeful.
if you are in a situation where your life, your health, the life and health of your community are threatened, then sometimes you do indeed have to do things which you might rather not. But that's kind of what makes us human, or that represents the spirit of humanity to push back, find a way, squeeze through the cracks of an oppressive system and society and survive.
Moreover, 'fuck Getting Hit' might suggest that you can hit me, you can even kill me, but you can't kill the part of me that is eternal. You can't control my mind, and my heart.
And I don't picture this being simple bravado, or saying, 'I don't care' when I DO care.
It's more of a way of saying I DO care, and it doesn't matter what you do to me, I will still care
What does it mean? and why do I repeat it?
Let's see if we can place some meaning on this, and we should probably begin with the end, because the first word is 'fuck' which as we all know is not a word with clear meaning.
'Getting hit' could mean a number of things. The context has always suggested hit with bullets, or hit with something heavy and hard. But most likely it's bullets. The purpose of Bullets is to punch holes in things at high speeds, and if the thing that is being hit is alive, the holes being punched can kill it, or maim it.
Therefore, to say 'fuck getting hit' could mean 'I don't care if I get shot and die.'
However, being shot does not universally mean death.
And, if we actually die, then it probably won't matter if we got shot or not, because I do believe that we will have other, more pressing concerns the very moment we die.
In this case, 'fuck getting hit' might mean, 'I don't care if get shot and live.' (and frankly, this strikes me as being profoundly more nihilistic then the other. It's like, i don't give a damn whether i live or die, it's all the same to me.)
'Fuck Getting Hit' seems to be more of a 'I expect there are going to be consequences for this, but I'm going to do it any way, or i have to do it anyway.....'
And this strikes me as being in a sense hopeful.
if you are in a situation where your life, your health, the life and health of your community are threatened, then sometimes you do indeed have to do things which you might rather not. But that's kind of what makes us human, or that represents the spirit of humanity to push back, find a way, squeeze through the cracks of an oppressive system and society and survive.
Moreover, 'fuck Getting Hit' might suggest that you can hit me, you can even kill me, but you can't kill the part of me that is eternal. You can't control my mind, and my heart.
And I don't picture this being simple bravado, or saying, 'I don't care' when I DO care.
It's more of a way of saying I DO care, and it doesn't matter what you do to me, I will still care
Monday, January 17, 2011
the five primary vices
and the cause of our separation from both from g-d and our fellow human beings:
lust
anger
covetousness
attachment to worldly things
pride
lust
anger
covetousness
attachment to worldly things
pride
It does stop hurting, at least for longer periods of time.
Knowledge isn't always desirable, truth doesn't always set you free. sometimes it fills you with incapacitating terror, and then uncontrollable rage
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