Took a look behind the curtain
I saw afternoons wasted
I saw suffocated Fred Douglass quotes better left unsaid
I saw nothing shocking anyone
And every wire had been tripped
I saw Sunday's best on Mondays
And only wine being sipped
Simply coin a phrase - believe it true
And embrace the hypnotist's point of view
Shaping Smoke
I took another look behind the curtain
I moved it like I was shaping smoke
I saw mirrors with no reflections
And another new modern times revoked
I saw neon lights they were blaring"Let's get tribal up in here!"
I heard echo chamber danger
Pumping the mules with fear
Simply coin a phrase - believe it true
And embrace the hypnotist's point of view
Bare witness to every foot being charged for rent
And decisions made with a gambler's intent
And new frontiers being tagged insignificant
And the sight of joy in it's last instant
Shaping Smoke