Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes. . . the end
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need...of some...stranger's hand
In a... desperate land
Right behind California is New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Mexico, just for starters. Then lower down the food chain are the county governments, then city governments. Abandoned and foreclosed properties don't pay property taxes; people with no money to shop don't pay sales taxes. The rising cost of fuel has put a heavy burden on all levels of government. A rising cost to borrow will only make the snowball bigger still, as it rolls downhill.
"The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall."
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