The machines will take care of it
War machines
Machines that open doors
When they see us coming
Hunger?
Draught?
Flood?
Unruly bad people?
The machines are smart
They have clearance
Eat
Feed
Why are you receding?
We are deep into this hell
Join the video
Where everyone is floating
The ambience is sweet
Sit soldier
Book weep
Protecting our own
National morality
Take down the dulcimer
Participate or acquiesce
Fear
Anger
Grief
Grief
Anger
Fear
Anger
Grief
Fear
Many children are dead
Many more will die
They are spirit's children now
No hardened room
In which to shelter
People
Are abandoning the land
Listen That is the sound of grief
They are saying
This very moment
No more wall of hands
Dynamite the dam
Watch the babies cry
First chance
Second chance
Third chance
They're doing it again
Take this medicine bag
Be a doctor
For spirit's children
Beyond Anger Grief Fear
They are watching
They are watching
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The fragment "take down the dulcimer" is from Patricia Hampl's "Statement of Conscience".
The fragment "wall of hands"is from Janet McCann's poem: "Snow Women".
The fragments "book weeps" and "sit soldier" are from David Meltzer's poem, "Shema".
(Article changed on Nov 03, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT)
(Article changed on Nov 04, 2023 at 1:08 PM EDT)
