Move Over, Old Folks

Move over, old folks, you had your war; you rebelled with the best of 'em, you stuck to your guns and your opinions, your songs of freedom and realizing how Tricky Dick was screwing everyone over far too late. You signed your contracts, you fulfilled your obligations, you sat in the middle of streets facing American tanks and died. Your rallies caused international attention to the world's infections. You stood up, declared yourself a person, and flung your opinions at the other side of opposition, the wrong ones, the right ones; and deemed the ones who said "it doesn't matter" as foolish. Move over, old folks, 'cause us youngin's who don't know a dang thing about life are in its own warfield of rallying, protestin', defyin', and where are our Bob Dylans? He might have not liked being pegged for telling the truth about what was happening, but when so many people try prettying-up the truth about today, who are the ones that die to unmask everyone by exposing them to What Really Is?

I'll always stand by the fact that in order to not be assassinated, or heralded by any 'side', you MUST be a comedian. Only in comedy can you get away for telling the truth. Up to a point. RIP Bill Hicks. RIP Lenny Bruce. RIP Smother's Brothers. Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a truth for me. My generation makes me sick, and there's an Afghanistan war I'm heading to. Like all the ones of old paths had lent their hand to humanity's stance, so shall we, the voices oncee ignored and slighted; ignited and meant to be chained, NO LONGER! NO LONGER. NO. LONGER.

Every generation has had its cause for rising above the masses. Every. Single. Generation. Whether it be musically, socially, in literature, or individually, politically or even mentally; spiritually. Look over the catastraphic events that have happened since the beginning of the year. A 7 month time frame period. In five months, this world will be one step closer to a new year done. Five months. LOOK at what has HAPPENED TO YOU and ALL AROUND YOU during the past 7 months.

Old folks tell me my generation don't know nothin' about nothin'. If that's true, then why am I not alone in believing that a change is coming? Yes, our friends, another change is coming. I'm not talking about a revolution. It's already been happening, and some people still refuse to believe anything significant is happening behind the lines we can't see. I'm not talking about the Government. I'm not talking about any destruction, except the destruction of tradition. The destruction of silence. The destruction of fear, the destruction of alienating your person. The destruction of misunderstanding amongst social races, cultures, sexes, and mental places. Within all of us is a Berlin wall, ready to be knocked down.

Longest War in U.S History.. and what has my generation done to show their outrage for the past 9 years? An entire decade, and what have I done to show my FUCKING PISSED-OFF SELF AT THIS FUCKING SOCIETY!?

To think I tried killing myself so many times before. To think we try killing ourselves when it becomes unbearable, when there's so much more to do. Take care, people over 30. You've lived your life and can now bear your scars. It's time for us youngins to gaze upon the chimes of freedom flashing.