Sound takes flight like a flock of crows
Roaming around until it finds purpose
Like a hot knife it can pierce your heart
Forcing your mind down paths as the heart has a tendency to do
And like the crow, sound has the ability to scavenge
Not unlike the convict who does without regards
Picking up pieces of trash of the freeway
Placing it with other non-descript trash to give it a better purpose
I am the weak in the valley of darkness and sound is my shepherd
And taketh me to lie down in a forest built of freedom and rejection
Trees of blood, pain, beauty. I shall not want, or shall I?
Because, as much as my shepherd guides me, it is powerless to my will of where I want to go
The paradox of sound is that it goes exactly where it is sent, and yet
Leads me into the forest of my thoughts
And yet, I decide where its roots finally take hold
The only time im okay with being a sheep is when my shepherd is with me
The sounds I most like to her are those designed to promote freedom of will
Because, regardless of what people tell themselves to cope,
We live in a world of oppression
Those who have the power to disseminate propaganda do so with their agendas in mind, not mine
Perhaps music has driven me to this perspective
I just know that I’m not okay with walking in line with everybody else
I’m not okay with lulling myself into unconsciousness
Anit-establishment, because we don’t need this kind of structure
It shouldn’t be people living in mansions profiting
off of the policies that they can convince other rich people to vote for
sure, I have a voice
and yet people who speak out against the government are ostracized and looked down upon
branded as “radicals”
they sure do a good job of keeping everybody in check,
Not I
Sometimes, a gentle caress
Other times, a frightful pummel
Words transfer emotion
Sounds that can be perceived
Intent to find the truth
Answers to questions that I’ve always wanted to ask
But never had the courage to face judgment
So many times
Art is one of the only things that make people pause before placing judgment
Maybe that’s why I relate to it so much
It’s the freedom to say what you want to say
Do what you want to do
Because if you don’t like it
Let’s see you do better
