Liberalism deepened by religion Religion widened by liberalism Until the body and soul politic Is so deep That it swallows our fears
Steely Dan sings “I don’t wanna do your dirty work… again and again only once intoning “I foresee terrible trouble
Either like swords all signs have a point Or like the needle of a compass
If the world exists on a continuum between utopia and dystopia but instead of polar opposites utopia and dystopia are both hell then at the exact midpoint
When they told me I was one of many I took them to mean I was the one
The baton is a scroll that says– among other things– The road goes on forever Heaven is
Because it’s so hellacious transmuting lead into gold the people pleaser finds it heavenly to degrade gold into lead
The cover-up is always worse when there’s no crime
No shoes, no shirt, no service Just say no Do not pass go, do not collect $20… Don’t call us, we’ll call you No pain, no gain
Everybody wants to rule the world And along come the Jews Claiming that God rules the world But nobody wants God to rule the… Because everybody wants to rule th…
We’ll never win a power struggle But that’s never stopped us trying And we always end up tying Because our fates are tied togethe…
When I was a child Parents sent their kids Outside to play Now we treat children Like little adults
My children have no idea they are living through a golden age of comedy
History won’t begin when we elimin… hoping that now everyone will get… Because step 1 in ending status i… and step 2 turns out to be elimina… This simulacrum that we live in ai…
When they locked down the third pl… (Houses of worship) And made the first two places (Home and work) Into one place
