i spent the night losing sleep...
pieces i'm performing for the mayhem cabaret on the 29th:
untitled
i can't always see your face cuz most of the time it's jaded
and i can understand that; i too once thought life overrated
but i still live it and breathe it and i wish you could say the same
i take care of my body knowing it's needed for my soul to make it through this game
and every moment spent closer to the ground
means every moment meant more to me than had i just been lyin around
and i've already seen it all through your shade of grey
but it's green i thrive on baby so get the fuck outta my way!
it's changes i'm here to make
and rules i'm gonna break
and being held down by your indecision
is just fucking with my precision
cuz i know what needs to be done for me
and you're not part of the equation this time round you see...
i've learned that mixed in with that state of okay
are lies mingled with truths and it gets confusing along the way
and that's why i've gotta clear my head of this shit and piss
mellow way of nonaction you seem to be wrapped up in
and all it is: is distraction!
and you ain't gettin nothing done sitting there wishing it would make itself better
cuz i've seen our climate and i don't trust the fuckin weather
it's unpredictable baby and you've just gotta learn to move with it
trust every inch of what is inside you and ignore all of that other shit
stop questioning the feeling of:
oh this just cannot be right
and start questioning the practices of every politician corporation industry in sight
cuz this planet ain't gonna survive unless we stand up and fight!
and i've got no room in my politics for your apathy
cuz if it keep on bein the way that it be
we'll have nothing left in no time; you'll see
and yeah i know that expression i've seen it before
i've tasted your cynicism and i refuse to taste more
besides that skepticism is just one big fuckin excuse
to not help with the fight
to not challenge their views
to just give up hope and let them pave it all away
to let the corporations win at the end of the day
i'll say this once and i won't say it again:
your fuckin apathy ain't gonna get us nowhere my friend.
mayhem
i was told by a voice much louder than my own
that capitalism was a success and i was all alone
in thinking that the key to evolving our existence
was in words and actions also known as: resistance!
and we're told from every angle that rioting is wrong
that the government knows what's right so it's best to just stay calm
and every bomb that is dropped falls for a damn good reason
and has nothing to do with wether or not it happens to be voting season
and words like "terrorism" and "chaos" are heard daily on the news
a great place to get info if you want only one kind of persons point of views
and the truth is watered down and twisted up
to suit the needs of our so-called leaders
rich white men who ought to be more accurately called
liars and cheaters
and anarchy is misrepresented as something akin to violent chaos
but the reality is anarchy means ain't nobody can be your boss
ain't nobody can tell you what to think feel or need
ain't nobody has the right to dictate for whom you have to bleed
and this mayhem they preach against saying:
without government what would you do?
you'd be dead within days!
but we know that just ain't true
and the prescription for a change in our current political climate
can't be found in medication or fancy atkin diets
it is found deep within that most sacred part of us
a voice that knows what's right and how to shout and kick up a fuss
a voice that grows louder with every crime against humanity
a voice that's startin to scream: enough with this insanity!
a voice that knows our freedom comes with no dollar sign
a voice that constantly shouts: you ain't no prime minister of mine!
a voice that knows that mayhem is the secret to our survival
outragoues acts of rebellion are good at stickin it to our rival
and so i urge you please to unleash your most rioting voice
cuz the truth is it's got to a point where we no longer have the luxury of choice
it's not a matter of what you are comfortable with expressing to our "rulers"
it's a matter of survival
beggars can't be choosers.
feedback and suggestions would rock my blue swirly socks.
history: last summer there was a child and youth care (cyc) conference held at uvic. it was attended by hundreds of people from all over and was meant to create inspiration and ideas for working with youth and children, as well as to create networking oppurtunities and educate folks on certain things they were unfamiliar with. a lot of us that attended were totally appalled at how unpoliticized the event was and how overly condescending it was towards the very children and youth we are currently trying to support and work with. a lot of the workshops were just the same old rhetoric and were void of inspiring the revolutionary change that (many of us feel) must occur in the cyc field in order for us to truly help. so the mayhem collective was formed out of this dissappointment - a group of radically minded revolutionary child and youth care workers who want change. the cyc conference this year is being held in alberta and the mayhem collective is intending to go to hold workshops, try to ignite some serious social change and create concious conversation. the mayhem cabaret is being put on to raise money to send the collective to alberta. mayhem! if you are in victoria and want to attend, feel free to e-mail me for more info... it's on the 29th around 8pm at little fernwood and it is sliding scale. (basically, give what you can afford - no one will be refused admittance based on monetary issues.)
untitled
i can't always see your face cuz most of the time it's jaded
and i can understand that; i too once thought life overrated
but i still live it and breathe it and i wish you could say the same
i take care of my body knowing it's needed for my soul to make it through this game
and every moment spent closer to the ground
means every moment meant more to me than had i just been lyin around
and i've already seen it all through your shade of grey
but it's green i thrive on baby so get the fuck outta my way!
it's changes i'm here to make
and rules i'm gonna break
and being held down by your indecision
is just fucking with my precision
cuz i know what needs to be done for me
and you're not part of the equation this time round you see...
i've learned that mixed in with that state of okay
are lies mingled with truths and it gets confusing along the way
and that's why i've gotta clear my head of this shit and piss
mellow way of nonaction you seem to be wrapped up in
and all it is: is distraction!
and you ain't gettin nothing done sitting there wishing it would make itself better
cuz i've seen our climate and i don't trust the fuckin weather
it's unpredictable baby and you've just gotta learn to move with it
trust every inch of what is inside you and ignore all of that other shit
stop questioning the feeling of:
oh this just cannot be right
and start questioning the practices of every politician corporation industry in sight
cuz this planet ain't gonna survive unless we stand up and fight!
and i've got no room in my politics for your apathy
cuz if it keep on bein the way that it be
we'll have nothing left in no time; you'll see
and yeah i know that expression i've seen it before
i've tasted your cynicism and i refuse to taste more
besides that skepticism is just one big fuckin excuse
to not help with the fight
to not challenge their views
to just give up hope and let them pave it all away
to let the corporations win at the end of the day
i'll say this once and i won't say it again:
your fuckin apathy ain't gonna get us nowhere my friend.
mayhem
i was told by a voice much louder than my own
that capitalism was a success and i was all alone
in thinking that the key to evolving our existence
was in words and actions also known as: resistance!
and we're told from every angle that rioting is wrong
that the government knows what's right so it's best to just stay calm
and every bomb that is dropped falls for a damn good reason
and has nothing to do with wether or not it happens to be voting season
and words like "terrorism" and "chaos" are heard daily on the news
a great place to get info if you want only one kind of persons point of views
and the truth is watered down and twisted up
to suit the needs of our so-called leaders
rich white men who ought to be more accurately called
liars and cheaters
and anarchy is misrepresented as something akin to violent chaos
but the reality is anarchy means ain't nobody can be your boss
ain't nobody can tell you what to think feel or need
ain't nobody has the right to dictate for whom you have to bleed
and this mayhem they preach against saying:
without government what would you do?
you'd be dead within days!
but we know that just ain't true
and the prescription for a change in our current political climate
can't be found in medication or fancy atkin diets
it is found deep within that most sacred part of us
a voice that knows what's right and how to shout and kick up a fuss
a voice that grows louder with every crime against humanity
a voice that's startin to scream: enough with this insanity!
a voice that knows our freedom comes with no dollar sign
a voice that constantly shouts: you ain't no prime minister of mine!
a voice that knows that mayhem is the secret to our survival
outragoues acts of rebellion are good at stickin it to our rival
and so i urge you please to unleash your most rioting voice
cuz the truth is it's got to a point where we no longer have the luxury of choice
it's not a matter of what you are comfortable with expressing to our "rulers"
it's a matter of survival
beggars can't be choosers.
feedback and suggestions would rock my blue swirly socks.
history: last summer there was a child and youth care (cyc) conference held at uvic. it was attended by hundreds of people from all over and was meant to create inspiration and ideas for working with youth and children, as well as to create networking oppurtunities and educate folks on certain things they were unfamiliar with. a lot of us that attended were totally appalled at how unpoliticized the event was and how overly condescending it was towards the very children and youth we are currently trying to support and work with. a lot of the workshops were just the same old rhetoric and were void of inspiring the revolutionary change that (many of us feel) must occur in the cyc field in order for us to truly help. so the mayhem collective was formed out of this dissappointment - a group of radically minded revolutionary child and youth care workers who want change. the cyc conference this year is being held in alberta and the mayhem collective is intending to go to hold workshops, try to ignite some serious social change and create concious conversation. the mayhem cabaret is being put on to raise money to send the collective to alberta. mayhem! if you are in victoria and want to attend, feel free to e-mail me for more info... it's on the 29th around 8pm at little fernwood and it is sliding scale. (basically, give what you can afford - no one will be refused admittance based on monetary issues.)