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Eye on the TV 'cause tragedy thrills me Whatever flavor It happens to be
Like: "Killed by the husband" "Drowned by the ocean" "Shot by his own son" "She used the poison in his tea then kissed him goodbye" That's my kind of story It's never fun til someone dies
Don't look me at like I am a monster Frown out your one face But with the other Stare like a junkie Into the TV Stare like a zombie While the mother, holds her child Watches him die Hands to the sky cryin, "Why, oh why?"
Cause I need to watch things die From a distance Vicariously, I Live while the whole world dies You all need it too - don't lie.
Why can't we just admit it? Why can't we just admit it? We won't give pause until the blood is flowin' Neither the brave nor bold Will write us the story so We won't give pause until the blood is flowin'
I need to watch things die From a good safe distance Vicariously, I Live while the whole world dies You all feel the same so Why can't we just admit it?
Blood like rain fallin' down
Part vampire Part warrior Carnivore and voyeur Still have the
to the death rattle
Credulous at best Your desire to believe in Angels in the hearts of men. But pull your head on out Your ass please and give a listen Shouldn't have to say it all again
The universe is hostile So impersonal Devour to survive So it is, so it's always been ...
We all feed on tragedy It's like blood to a vampire
Vicariously, I Live while the whole world dies Much better you than I.
Vicarious, by Tool, from their album 10,000 Days.
I think that pretty much sums up the current state of America. If that doesn't make the point, perhaps this will:
We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world--a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts. We are human scum, and that is how history will judge us...No redeeming social value. Just whores. Get out of our way, or we'll kill you.
Who does vote for these dishonest shitheads? Who among us can be happy and proud of having this innocent blood on our hands? Who are these swine? These flag-sucking half-wits who get fleeced and fooled by stupid rich kids like George Bush? They are the same ones who wanted to have Muhammad Ali locked up for refusing to kill gooks. They speak for all that is cruel and stupid and vicious in the American character. They are the racists and hate mongers among us--they are the Ku Klux Klan. I piss down the throats of these Nazis. And I am too old to worry about whether they like it or not. Fuck them.
-Hunter S. Thompson
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