Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 05:33
hmmm. a couple questions i'd ask (if i wasn't struck speechless - heh heh) come to mind.
1] could i get to know you? ... [not in the physical sense...cuz i'm sure that's spectacular if we are to be honest :-), but to be honored to know you as a spirit? priceless...]
2a] though it's one of my most favorite songs, why sing The Almighty Dollar? [it doesn't click with me because in your own family there is extreme excess. on film anyways. of what your family shared with the public there was no focus on issues the song speaks to].
2b] who is the you in "How could you screw/f*** us all over?" [it bugs me. it feels like a pointed finger to "the machine" or "the suits" - when in reality? it's you, me, all of us at fault - for our excess, our lack of attention to what's important, for sleeping at the wheel if you will, and for remaining silent and passive in the face of bad decisions that have hurt our world and other living things. all of which you do say in the song, granted...but then you say that sentence and i can't get it straight in my head].
3] are you still there inside? [cuz sometimes on your show it seemed like you had lost it. and it confused and saddens me. sorry, but it's an honest question].
4] will your next album due out Thanksgiving 2009 stay focused on the issues of our world today? (or) will you continue to give voice to the issues that really matter ...since our world desperately needs that?
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I can't seem to see you baby ... although my eyes are open wide ... but I know I'll see you once more ... when I see you, I'll see you on the other side