Kings have built templesPharaohs pyramidsPoliticians have their statuesOzymandias, tooAnd the Ambanis have their AntiliaAll this to proclaimTo the future:I was here
Big Brother has cousinsAll over the worldIn every place Where flags are unfurledSome older, some youngerBut all of themWith that Big Brotherly HungerTo be the one whoIs looked up toReveredWorshippedPedestalled tooOr it’sOff with your headAnd his and hersAnd of course that of…
Blue-eyed and blond lives matterMatter a lotI would say
Enola Gay and herLittle BoyWere bothBlue-eyed and blondI daresay
Just imagineOne person close to youDeadYour father or your brother or your sonImagine the outpouring of grief
Fighter pilots andNow, drone operatorsAre trained on simulatorsThe lines are Deliberately blurred Between a video gameAnd a war