Subject: Mirage by Ron Bankley
From:
olddude
Date: 14 Jul 10 - 09:27 PM
Mirage
'Mirage' by Ron Bankley
I've been surfing 'cross the internet, searching for some truths.
The kind that you can't find on the Evening News
That's all remotely controlled, cold and abused.
The way lies are justified, contrived and confused
Dialling through those talks spots, coming off the radio
The dialogue's distorted on sketchy, sponsored shows
Stupidity is rampant, common sense is rare
Those slanted, living words, all they ever do is foul the air
We trade liberty for security
Reality for a facade. That's sad
You and me we give up authenticity
Just to drink at The Mirage
C'est dommage
The damage is done in a ravaged summer rain
It blots out the sun, time and time again
We're running out of room to run, and out of things to lose
Misery is Israel, Gaza's got the blues
Punching solemn holes in the Holy Land
Not much there is sacred, take it with a grain of sand
Cowboys and Palestindians
Bound together by their rage
When something big gets blown up somewhere else
Nowadays it's all just staged
Some Suicidal Arabs, a few Genocidal Jews
Damn the Fundamentalists, Conservative Christians too
They're all homeless homing pigeons, feeding from a broken bowl
The issue here is not religion, but resources and control
We trade living free for fantasy
Mobility for chains to drag
We give up integrity for complicity
The silken velour for oil soaked rags
We swap liberty for security
Reality for a sad facade
You and me, we lose authenticity
Whenever we drink at The Mirage
C'est dommage
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sj
