TBF: War, Peace, Revolution
March Of The Pigs (The Downward Spiral)
This will serve as many things to many people, but it must be said, so read this and label me what you will, boycott what you hate, think for yourselves and above all never forget....
ALL I AM IS ME, NO MORE, NO LESS.... JUST ME.
As we look at the world today, I'm reminded of an old adage I once heard: "The world is in an endless waltz as we dance through time we repeat the same three steps: WAR, PEACE, and REVOLUTION. There's never a solid reason for why but that's how it is..."
As I recall more of the history of war, the more truth the quote holds. It happens once a generation: we enter a time of peace, then through time things turn for the worse and soon we revolt (often for being pushed so far), then the sides are chosen and the battle lines are drawn, and then all that is remaining is war. Such is the cycle that we're in.
It's safe to say that we're prisoners of our fears. When 9/11 occurred we were shaken down to our very foundations; for the first time, nothing was sure and we became lost and we gave in to our fear.
Unfortunately, people saw our fear and capitalized on it. Many were led to believe that God was the only answer and faith alone will return us to what we once were. But first we had to believe what is written without question and hurt those with alternative lifestyles and blame the crumbling of moral society on a "Wardrobe Malfunction". Others turned fear into hatred, blaming races and religions instead on a group of radical extremists who wish to speak their message with death and violence and would go on to misinform the people that everyone across the ocean was involved, thus ending with innocent people dying.
And what of our government? Did they step in to rectify this? No. Why fix a mess that you helped make in the first place? Governments were created for the people, by the people and of the people; instead it's the rich and the powerful who rule, and what still surprises me is the one other adage that many have forgotten but is the complete truth of the government: The Government is ruled by the people, they don't rule the people. As I look at the world I feel like I'm watching two teens fighting for no real reason except for pride and respect.
So who's to blame for it all? The government? The terrorists? Or the people? The answer, everyone: the terrorists who choose to speak with death and pain; the people who are left in fear and, rather than stand up to intimidation, release the reigns of power and allow the politicians (who never see violence and suffering and only choose to see the profit and the power they could wield) to assume command. In essence, the people didn't want to deal with the world after 9/11; they wanted the world we lived on 9/10/01, but that world is gone. So now we must realize that we're not in control anymore and if we don't remember what the true goals are and carry out those true goals and aim for peace, then we won't see peace for a long time.
Now that we've had peace and we’ve gone straight to war, I see that that leaves only one option left….
Step right up
March
Push
Crawl right up on your knees
Please
Greed
Feed (no time to hesitate)
I want a little bit
I want a piece of it
I think he's losing it
I want to watch it come down
Don't like the look of it
Don't like the taste of it
Don't like the smell of it
I want to watch it come down
All the pigs are all lined up
I give you all that you want
Take the skin and peel it back
Now doesn't it make you feel better?
Shove it up inside
Surprise!
Lies
Stains like the blood on your teeth
Bite
Chew
Suck (away the tender parts)
I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to fuck it up
I want to watch it come down
Maybe afraid of it
Let's discredit it
Let's pick away at it
I want to watch it come down
All the pigs are all lined up
I give you all that you want
Take the skin and peel it back
Now doesn't it make you feel better?
The pigs have won tonight
They can all sleep soundly
And everything is all right
This will serve as many things to many people, but it must be said, so read this and label me what you will, boycott what you hate, think for yourselves and above all never forget....
ALL I AM IS ME, NO MORE, NO LESS.... JUST ME.
As we look at the world today, I'm reminded of an old adage I once heard: "The world is in an endless waltz as we dance through time we repeat the same three steps: WAR, PEACE, and REVOLUTION. There's never a solid reason for why but that's how it is..."
As I recall more of the history of war, the more truth the quote holds. It happens once a generation: we enter a time of peace, then through time things turn for the worse and soon we revolt (often for being pushed so far), then the sides are chosen and the battle lines are drawn, and then all that is remaining is war. Such is the cycle that we're in.
It's safe to say that we're prisoners of our fears. When 9/11 occurred we were shaken down to our very foundations; for the first time, nothing was sure and we became lost and we gave in to our fear.
Unfortunately, people saw our fear and capitalized on it. Many were led to believe that God was the only answer and faith alone will return us to what we once were. But first we had to believe what is written without question and hurt those with alternative lifestyles and blame the crumbling of moral society on a "Wardrobe Malfunction". Others turned fear into hatred, blaming races and religions instead on a group of radical extremists who wish to speak their message with death and violence and would go on to misinform the people that everyone across the ocean was involved, thus ending with innocent people dying.
And what of our government? Did they step in to rectify this? No. Why fix a mess that you helped make in the first place? Governments were created for the people, by the people and of the people; instead it's the rich and the powerful who rule, and what still surprises me is the one other adage that many have forgotten but is the complete truth of the government: The Government is ruled by the people, they don't rule the people. As I look at the world I feel like I'm watching two teens fighting for no real reason except for pride and respect.
So who's to blame for it all? The government? The terrorists? Or the people? The answer, everyone: the terrorists who choose to speak with death and pain; the people who are left in fear and, rather than stand up to intimidation, release the reigns of power and allow the politicians (who never see violence and suffering and only choose to see the profit and the power they could wield) to assume command. In essence, the people didn't want to deal with the world after 9/11; they wanted the world we lived on 9/10/01, but that world is gone. So now we must realize that we're not in control anymore and if we don't remember what the true goals are and carry out those true goals and aim for peace, then we won't see peace for a long time.
Now that we've had peace and we’ve gone straight to war, I see that that leaves only one option left….
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