No Easy Rider

A flash interrupted the dark
With gasoline, matches and sparks
Stars up above us 
The tree line beneath
Took one to the stomach
Took one in the teeth
Defense committee calls for their release

Was in cruel? Was it mean?
I don’t know
Don’t care
Cause the question’s unfair
From the beach, to the park
On the razor’s edge
Where you broke your own thread
Now I’m scared that they might come 
For me instead 

Scattered the ashes
And gathered the dust
A hand-wringing, white-knuckled 
Nail-biting mistrustful
Nobody’s puppet
You say what you mean
But I see connections
And visible strings
And you’ll drown if you should 
Lose your water wings

Was it cruel? Was it mean?
I don’t know 
Don’t care
Cause the question’s obscene
From the house to the bar
On a razor’s edge
But you’ve made it thus far
No feathers on your wings 
Without the tar

Water Wings

Reeling
Baby’s teething
Does weaning
Mean stop feeding?
Not gleaning
What she’s needing 

Silver lining
I’ll need you down there

Good breeding
But bottom feeding
Pleading
For some feeling
Leaning 
O’er the edge
But I’ve still got you 
By a thread
 
Silver lining
I’ll need you down there
Silver lining
Good sign, but beware

Silver Lining

Arms of Ice

I know, I’ve seen, I believe
In all the engines 
Of Industry or fantasy 
(Depending on the season)

Bursting at the seams 
What a grim reality
Now his hands are stained 
Out of time to run
If you want it done, 
Say please 

One, two
You’ve heard it all before…
Not to trust those men
Now you’re learning it again

Don’t know, believe, or understand
What I was seeing
The infancy of a bel esprit, 
Or the ruin of a seedling?

Bursting at the seams
Have the ends, by any means
Now some hands will wring
And the stage is set
For some MAGA disease

One, two
You’ve heard it all before 
In the arms of I.C.E.
They embrace you at the door

All that I can see
Is a cruel mentality 
Now you’re venting spleen 
And the dye is cast
But we’re back on the leash

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before
In the arms of I.C.E. 
You’re not welcome anymore

Arms of Ice

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