Just last night I woke from some unconscionable dream
And had it nailed to my forehead again
To keep this boat afloat
There are things you can’t afford to know
So I save all my breath for the sails.But you’ll find those lingering voices
Are just your ego’s attempt to make it all clean and nice
And make a moron out of you
Walking a bridge on weakening cables
Huddled up in fear and hate because we know our fate
And it’s a lot to put us through.Most ideas turn to dust
As there are few in which we all can trust
Haven’t you noticed I’ve been shedding all of mine?
So let’s abandon that track
And leave our fathers fighting in a sack
Cause we are way too wise-assed for that.You might find some fools at your doorstep
Hustling the latest changes to the book
That’s the strangest in an attempt to multiply
Marionettes on weakening cables
Huddled up with fear and hate
Because they know their fate and it’s a lot to put them through.We’ve taken on a climb
And it’s long enough to put the best of us on our backs
Walking up a slide
And there are those we know who’d have us five miles off the track.But you’ll find those lingering voices
Are just your ego’s attempt to make it all clean and nice
And make a moron out of you
Crossing the bridge on weakening cables
Huddled up with fear and hate because we know our fate
And it’s a lot to put us through
Archive for April, 2008
Why is it that the later in the evening, the bad drivers come out?
Driving home from the gym just now, an old beat up pickup truck (with illegal yellow headlights that were distracting) and a “fancy” Mazda RX-8 (with an equally illegal aftermarket HID conversion that was also distracting) were consistently blocking my ability to change lanes (in anticipation of an upcoming turn) for three stoplights.
And why?
Was there any real reason other than their own stupidity? Regardless of whatever the superficial reason (they don’t like my car or the way it looks/sounds/etc., they were showing off for girlfriends, they need to constantly stroke their own ego, etc.) it all boils down to stupidity.
Why are people like that able to pass the driving test? Clearly they failed to take seriously the dangers of reckless driving. The fact that they have the ability to drive is a failure of our social system.
The real irony of it all… if they thought my desire to change lanes was an attempt to race, it wasn’t.
I was coasting along in 5th gear, at the speed limit, 45mph. If I had wanted to race, or really to even just pass them, I could have downshifted into 3rd, and passed them both.
