Slow This Bird Down

sitting bored
not unusual to be
mind going blank
eyes blurry
feels good i must say
numbness
stream
stream
come on, stream

been thinking alot lately about the origins of this season
people get so uptight about it all
it's always been fun for me, always will be i hope
the people love to stay stupid man, dontcha know?
who wants to understand when they can just exist?
i want to understand.

years ago, I took all kinds of steps to understand
some enlightening events occured my brothers
like the wheat strand that told me about TRUE love
like the early morning time travel
like the mathematics in the sky, showing itself to me
like the sound of drums and water
like the humpbacked whale that was I
like the reaching out for God, and being too shy
like the machine that was I, malfunctioning

what does all this nonsense mean you ask?
well, what do you think it means?
I asked too many questions
Got too close to the truth, my brothers
Cocky and proud was I, but they showed me
they made me understand that I could in no way understand
not possible
incapable
i am but a speck of dust in the scheming
one measly flower on the planet
living a lifetime to the fly, but only a blip in the cosmos

forget all that stuff
just enjoy the ride
be good to each other
be good to me and i'll be good to you
earn my respect, it is not automatic
you don't just deserve it because you're there...somewhere
make yourselves worthwhile to the rest, or stay out of the way

and please please please
stop driving those fucking tanks all over the place
it is not necessary
walk
talk...softly please
my ears are just too damn fragile anymore

what say you, my brothers?