1983 … (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
My comment, against war, on this beautiful Jimi Hendrix song
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Hooray, I awake from yesterday
Alive but the war is here to stay
So my love, Katherina and me
Decide to take our last walk
Through the noise to the sea
Not to die but to be reborn
Away from a life so battered and torn
Forever, forever
Oh, say can you see, it’s really such a mess
Every inch of earth is a fighting nest
Giant pencil and lipstick tube-shaped things
Continue to rain and cause screaming pain
And the Arctic stains
From silver blue to bloody red
As our feet find the sand and the sea
Is straight ahead, straight up ahead
Well, it’s too bad, that our friends can’t be with us today
Well, that’s too bad
“The machine that we built would never save us”
That’s what they say
(That’s why they ain’t coming with us today)
And they also said
“It’s impossible for man to live and breathe underwater forever”
Was their main complaint
(Yeah)
And they also threw this in my face, they said:
“Anyway, you know good and well
It would be beyond the will of God
And the grace of the King”
Grace of the King, yeah, yeah
So my darling and I make love in the sand
To salute the last moment ever on dry land
Our machine has done its work, played its part well
Without a scratch on our bodies and we bid it farewell
Starfish and giant foams greet us with a smile
Before our heads go under, we take a last look
At the killing noise of the out of style
The out of style, out of style
So down and down and down and down
And down and down we go
Hurry, my darling, we mustn’t be late for the show
Neptune champion games to an aqua world is so very dear
Right this way, smiles a mermaid
I can hear Atlantis full of cheer
Atlantis full of cheer
I can hear Atlantis full of cheer
We live in a world tormented by wars that no one wants to see, thinking only of our own business, without wanting to see what happens beyond the front door.
With… printed smiles to seek approval and hidden thoughts to avoid disapproval.
Do we think we can save ourselves from this tragedy without doing anything?
Do we think that everything will work out by chance?
Really?
No, I don’t think so but we need to raise our voices... loudly!
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 and Civil Rights Lawsuits
Civil rights violations occur when a person or entity deprives a citizen or person within the United States of any rights, privileges, or immunities guaranteed to them by the U.S. Constitution or by law.
