Sunset at the Northpole 7

A THOUSAND THOUGHTS

I

A THOUSAND THOUGHTS CROSS THROUGH MY BRAIN

WHILE WATCHING THE LINES BENEATH MY SCREEN

THE NOSY VOYEURS STOOP AND LEER

STEERING THE NEWS FOR ALL TO HEAR

HE ASKS ALL HIS QUESTIONS….HE PULLS OUT HIS CHARTS

AND POINTS HIS FAT FINGER…THINKING HE IS SO SMART

THE TRUTH IS A VICTIM TO MEDIA STATE OF THE ART

THEY SIT IN A CIRCLE…..EXCHANGING THEIR WORDS

THEY’RE LAUGHING AT US MAKING ROYALTIES ON VERBS

PRETENDING TO KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS  SEEKING HIGH REGARD

II

A THOUSAND THOUGHTS CROSS THROUGH MY BRAIN

WHILE READING WORDS YOU SENT TO ME

THEY MAKE NO SENSE THEY HOLD NO TRUTH

YET MAJOR HEADLINES THEY’LL BRING TO YOU

YOU CARRY A NOTEBOOK….YOU WRITE DOWN THE WORDS

YOU DISCOVER AN ANGLE…WHETHER TRUE OR ABSURD

YOU LIVE A DRAB TATTERED LIFE OF VERY SMALL WORTH

YOU GO OUT TO PARTIES…AND TOKE UP AT BARS

YOU STARE OUT AT SPACE…AND COUNT PASSING CARS

MISSING THE POINT DOESN’T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU

CHORUS

YOU CAN’T GET OVER WHAT YOU NEVER HAD

IT’S ELEMENTARY AND IT’S KIND OF SAD

THE SAFE ASSUMPTIONS WILL HELP DAYS PASS

YET TRUTH IS THE ANSWER, THE SOLE REMEDY

A SURE FIRE ELIXIR, JUST TRY IT YOU’LL SEE

YET TRUTH IS THE ANSWER, THE SOLE REMEDY

A SURE FIRE ELIXIR, JUST TRY IT YOU’LL SEE

III

YOU CAN’T RECEIVE WISDOM….IT’S A SELF-IMPOSED FIND

A JOURNEY THROUGH DARKNESS…AT THE END THERE IS SIGHT

YOU DISCOVER A WORLD THAT YOU NOW SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES

THE LIVES YOU ADMIRE…THOUGHTS NOBLE AND PURE

ARE CARVED OUT OF MEMORY…OF THAT MUCH I’M SURE

EMERGE FROM YOUR WILDERNESS IN AS SEARCH OF LOST TIME

REPEAT CHORUS

Hamden
March 2008