PLURALITY
SET LIST TWO (2)
1 Rest In
Power…………...13
2 B. F. T.
3 Hive Mind………..14
4 Unwinnable
5
Traffic……………………...16
6 Status Quo Woes
7
Rival………………………...18
8 Violence Is Their
Solution
9
Paradigm…………………..20
10 Entirely
11 Timebomb…………...22
12 Mulltiverse
ResT IN POWER
I
love you to learn you
Just
to hate you and burn you
You
see I got these demons
Who
don’t deal well with feelings
When
betrayed by your senses
You
learn to build up defenses
And
to hide in dark places
Drawing
lines no one traces
Blazing
a trail no one follows
A
space empty and hollow
Where
the dreams of a child
Would
guide you through to tomorrow
Yet
now the future looks bleak
As
you’ve found what you seek
But
it’s alien and strange
Since
your outlook has changed
You
used to want to save the world
Now
you just wanna fuck the girls
Letting
your id eat you alive
The
super ego closes his eyes
They’ve
separated you from your mind
And
your heart from your soul
It’s
time to wrestle back control
Or
become someone you don’t know…
As
you passed a stranger out on the street
Thought
to yourself, “He looked a lot like me…”
Well
not who I am but who I used to be
Those
are two different people entirely
To
rest in power not peace
You
gotta keep feeding the beast
And
once you catch the disease
You
no longer wanna break free
That’s
when you know
Got
a tiger by the toe
But
stop lying to yourself
You
want them to let go
BFT
by Tom Jensen
Shameless…
blameless…
Now
you’re fucking famous
You
cried for it
Tried
for it
One
day you’re gonna die for it
It’s
written in the stars
You’ll
be riding in fancy cars
And
visiting bars after hours
Yeah,
you’re breaking all the laws
Stop,
pause for applause
Okay,
now we can go on
It’s
still easy to get lost
Even
when you’re high on top
Is
the point I gotta get across
God
knows this shit show won’t stop
And
you don’t neither
‘Cause
it’s good to be a breather
And
playing follow the leader
Leaves
the conquered and their defeaters
Ain’t
no meeting in the middle
Only
a big bloody puddle
A
bunch of blind men befuddled
Without
acquittal or rebuttal
We’re
in Big Fucking Trouble
Making
deals with the devil
Ends
up bursting our bubble
When
it wasn’t on the level
This
city will make you hard
Without
friends in the right places
We
try not to show our scars
Still
we wear it on our faces
HIVE
MIND
Weaponized
envy surrounds me
It’s
everywhere I can’t break free
Negative
energy now grounds me
As
I’m watching the world so jealously
My
high anxiety stresses me
I’m
alone because I fear intimacy
So
averse to pain I constantly retreat
I’m
living like a zombie half asleep
Some
say this outcome was expected
Look
how everything’s grown hectic
Has
anyone been left unaffected
By
the eye in the sky’s hive mind collective?
Ostracized
and placed outside the wall
Is
where your fellow heroes fall
With
lasting remains inside an unmarked grave
True
to themselves at least one was saved
Unwilling
to play a schizophrenic game
In
which fact and fiction are one in the same
Where
truth and lies are often seen on the same side
As
enemies become friends and your rivals allies
You
soon realize there’s a great divide
Between
not only us and them but both you and I
Leaves
you to scratch your head and wonder why…
Or
maybe be just like them and not even try
And
yet that seems like suicide
As
you boldly claim, “Today’s not your day to die”
You
then break out with a great big smile
Yelling
“F*%k it all! I’ll walk the extra mile!”
Sacrifice
for something
Bigger
than myself
Maybe
trade away the day today
To
make tomorrow great for someone else
A
flock of sheep can be a dangerous thing
Tended
by a shepherd or led by a king?
History
has recorded the tales of both
Carrying
crosses and swearing oaths
All
of that has led us to here
Where
honor and faith
I
watched disappear
Become
replaced
With
aggression and fear
It’s
been happening so long
For
years and years
Soon
feels natural
So
that nobody cares
You
see me alone and standing here
Lying
to myself hoping nobody hears
They
gave up on me so I gave up on my peers
I’m
the only one who knows…they’re still unaware
I
turned around again…and there was no one there
UNWINNABLE
Culture
vultures circling the sky
Off
our self-doubt is what they thrive
It’s
either the daily dodge or else face the grind
Something
finds you every time you hide
Given
time and sobriety
You
can reshape your reality
In
this kaleidoscope world
You
can clearly see
Sometimes
you pay a hidden fee
On
what ya thought was free
It’s
not all about material goods
Talking
‘bout a man all alone in the woods
When
no one is watching what does he do?
Are
honor and integrity things that he holds true?
What
one does to others
Will
someday be done to you
As
the company you keep
Will
one day keep you
Given
time and sobriety
You
can reshape your reality
In
this kaleidoscope world
You
can clearly see
Sometimes
you pay a hidden fee
On
what ya thought was free
I
bathed in dark energies
All
the while absorbing light
Living
in between two planes of existence
As
the day became my morning
And
the morning my night
Wrong
has always been wrong
But
now it was alright
When
you become freed from the disease of please
Is
when you begin to build walls that only others can see
You
take all you need and often times more
An
unwinnable game always trying to score
An
unwinnable game always trying to score
TRAFFIC
Traffic...
Caught
in traffic
Traffic...
Caught
in traffic
Addict
...
Caught
in traffic
Addict...
Caught
in traffic
Traffic...
Is
tragic
False
illusion
They
work their magic
Tragic...
Believe
in magic
Traffic...
Is
tragic
One
solution...
End
the sadness
Tragic...
To
see such madness
Burning
trees...
Burning
trees...
Dropping
lit matches
Burning
trees...
And
fixing black
holes
with patches
Burning
trees...
Burning
trees...
If
you're green
It's
worse than crosses
One
hundred degrees
Two
hundred degrees
Burning
trees...
Still
can't breathe
Can
you help me?
Burning
trees
People
got other causes
And
silly me...
Counting
up our losses
Traffic...
Caught in traffic
STATUS
QUO WOES
Too
many buildings, not enough sky
Can't
solve your problems
Until
you stop the lies
What
about the children?
They're
the ones being sacrificed
Better
to leave 'em alone
in
the wilderness
Than
to raise them to be crucified
Got
to make it better than this
Do
more than just criticize
We're
wasting away
A
little more everyday
Sometimes
the truth
is
in the mirror
Gazing
back into your eyes
You
see the picture
becoming
clearer
And
you find a great big surprise...
So
that's why you got to know
When
to go with the flow
Keep
the status quo
And
then to know when to resist
Know
when to raise a fist
When
to cease and desist
And
how to buy an alibi
Too
many people
to
keep 'em all in line
Many
better men and women
Than
me have spent
their
lives tryin'
To
either relive, rewrite,
Forget
or regret history
Yet
dying before finally finding
And
sighing because no one answers
Keep
on opening doors
Without
knowing what's behind them
And
I don't want
to
be another sheep
Being
led to the slaughter
For
I've learned
through
getting burned
That
some people's priceless advice
Really
is worth less than a quarter
You
say you didn't know any better
It
used to be the story of my life
Funny
now how some things
Are
more important
Than
you first thought them...
As
you can only aspire to fly higher
Once
you've hit rock bottom
So
that's why you've got to know
When
to go with the flow
Keep
the status quo
When
to hope and pray for it
When
to say it
Know
when to resist
Know
when to raise a fist
And
when to cease and desist
When
to let it roll
right
off of your shoulder
Or
else when to get pissed
'Cause
you know
you
can't live like this
Where
you get just one shot
And
you missed!
Too
many obstacles
That
you get sucked in
by
the tentacles
Keep
on walking in circles
Keep
on praying for miracles
Believing
that you are spiritual
While
searching for an oracle
Be
it mental, physical,
biblical
or historical
Got
to fight this feeling
Can't
give in to all
the
lying and stealing
I've
walked the dark path
Now
show me to the light
Tired
of all the low-down
Dirty
double dealing
Sometimes
men and women of virtue
Have
got to stand up and fight
When
we know that we're right
Can't
simply close your eyes
Cut
your ties and end this plight
Can't
simply send it back
What
has gone off track
Better
fight for more
Than
just your own life
Because
this is like day and night
Can't
flick a switch,
can't
turn off the light
Still
have to face it
in
the morning...
The
fire that still keeps on burning
But
at least you're learning....
Yeah,
you're still learning
RIVAL
by Tom Jensen
Once
the whole gets halved
There
ain’t no going back
Yeah,
it all went to hell real fast
Republicans
and Democrats
As
this nation is facing
The
shattered aftermath
Our
fate has been placed
In
the hands of a psychopath
And
asking a leader to lead
When
no one agrees
Leads
to blunders it’s a wonder
We’re
all not deceased
The
best way to start a fight
Part
the middle between left and right
Just
stir the pot to get some action
Then
do what you want during the distraction
Yes
the method is tried and true
Throughout
history it’s been used
Safety’s
in numbers not division
This
fractured state will be our prison
So
with this knowledge at our disposal
It’s
time to act local while thinking global
We’re
all allies in the struggle for survival
You’ll
die for your brother…
While
I’ll die for my rival
VIOLENCE
IS THEIR SOLUTION
By
Tom Jensen
Well
it's time for me to swallow
My
prescribed medication
While
I'm forced to listen to
Their
unspeakable dictation
Their
twisting tongues
That
speak of the wrong information
Well-ordered
insanity
Also
known as formal education
And
while I'm waiting
For
the next step in evolution
I
say my prayers while
Violence
is their solution
I
was taught to believe
That
the flag was a guide to inspiration
But
I never enrolled
In
blind patriotic dedication
My
stomach would be queasy
When
I felt the jittery vibration
Of
the weapons on the firing line
As
I manned the battle station
They
order me to guard the bunker
Which
represents the institution
They
reload my gun because
Violence
is their solution
You
lost a lot of leaves
On
your family tree for this nation
During
the fall they all fell
Along
with the laws of segregation
Nowadays
times have changed
But
there still lies the same temptation
Not
every name has been signed
On
the emancipation proclamation
Some
would cower in a corner
Before
demanding a new constitution
But
while I give my peaceful demonstration
Violence
is their solution
Seems
as if everywhere you turn
Leads
you to increased aggravation
You
try so hard to blaze a better path
But
it's branded deviation
They
want you to believe
It's
all about the money
And
worry about inflation
But
my friends there are some things
From
which you cannot take a vacation
Once
it's piled up past the hills
You
just can't hide all of this pollution
As
I daydream of how not to kill with spilled oil
Violence
is their solution
If
you want to rape Mother Nature
Then
watch their demonstration
You
can destroy it all
For
a quick thrilling sensation
Just
an inch or two of elevation
Too
late to resort to masturbation
For
Mother Nature wasn't meant for prostitution
As
she screams help...
Violence
is their solution
PARADIGM
There's
no such thing
As
wasting time
When
you are trying
To
design the paradigm
Can
you be the one
Who
helps mold mankind?
Behold
that role's
Not
so well-defined
Yet
it truly
Doesn't
take a mastermind
To
really blow someone else's mind
Crawling
through no man's land
Holding
onto your brother's hand
Helping
him to stay alive
As
you both try to survive
In
between the battle lines
My
job is to show you
All
that there is to see
And
to tell you that what is
Is
not how it is supposed to be
Please
believe in me...
I
startled a man in the street
Simply
by saying hello
He
said,
"Hey
kid, stop bothering me!"
Doesn't
he know
I
have a college degree?
And
that I've been known
To
write a little poetry
And
create a new history
By
unlocking that old mystery
Through
my literacy?
"Can't
there be someone else
You
can follow?"
That's
what he said to me
His
brown eyes were hollow
Thus
I retreated in sorrow
Just
another who failed to see
That
he just might have been
Bettered
by me
Forgetting
we're all one
In
the global family
We
all evolved from
The
same family tree
Used
to crawl around on all fours
Just
like a monkey or a junkie
Your
background
Your
skin tone
Your
color
Your
race...
No
one's ever
asked
your preference
You
know you can't
choose
your face
And
as you see your reflection
You
realize that in difference
Here
lies the root of hate
So
let us end this great debate
Over
this city-less state...
We
can agree to disagree
I
no longer wish to participate
Just
as equality waits...
So
does our fate
ENTIRELY
by Tom Jensen
When
tragedy struck my family
I
began my decent into insanity
It
started to creep
Slowly
week by week
And
before too long
I
found I couldn’t sleep
Never
again alone
No,
not with these fantasies
As
I lost myself
To
the worst version of me
That
kept holding on
Until
I couldn’t break free
And
by the time I realized
What
was happening to me
I
became someone else
entirely
TIME
BOMB By Tom Jensen
My
boo boo…
My
uncle just dropped a bomb (Uncle Sam)
Right
through your roof ….
Killing
your dad and your mom…. (God Damn)
So
when you grow up to be
Big,
brave and strong
When
you grow up tell me
Whose
side will you be on?
Tick
tock….tick tock….
My
nickname is time bomb
My
friends are waiting for me to explode
Today
was the day I woke up
It
was kinda warm – still I grabbed for my coat
And
I grabbed my package….
My
surprise…oh soon…
Everyone
will know…..
See
my big grin…
it’s
right here…From ear to ear
right
above my chin….
oh
oh oh
Oh
just what I got
Oh
won’t you take a guess?
With
this I’ve come all this way
So
many miles West
J.C.
sees me on the bus
Asks
me what’s under my coat?
I
looked back at him and said softly…
Eanie
meanie miney moe
I
got a present for somebody
But
just who is it – I don’t yet know
I
think I’ll bide my time and pen a little rhyme
Let
us drive a little further on down the road….
Yeah
my nick name is time bomb
And
pretty soon I'm gonna explode!
MULTIVERSE
by Tom Jensen
The
only thing real is this moment
So
get up on it
And
be a proponent
Fuck
the trophy for participation
You
want to finish in first place
At
the end of the race?
With
time you’ll find
The
seeds were already sewn
By
you in your mind in the very beginning
The
day you stop dreaming
Is
the day you stop achieving
And
start living down to expectations
With
nothing left to believe in
Through
the years
Many
infidels have raised hell
Trying
to make things even
Leaving
us in tears
As
more victims fell
To
some godless heathen
If
you visualize grilled cheese
That
could lead to world peace
But
if you envision a barbeque
That
just might be the end of me and you
Once
you take control
Over
the power within your mind
You
can create the best possible version
Of
all outcomes desired
