In the wilderness uncountable voices
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earplugs for the birds and the animals
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and blinders for your beast of burden, the will for learning
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these books were made for burning
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in the wilderness
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beneath the ancient sand lies crushed and tanned those sapphire girls
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may we never forget you
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Alert status red
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but the sun comes up instead
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In the wilderness the only place to find freedom is in the dictionary
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under "F"
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men in holes, men in caves, men in chains I ask but the store clerk needn't check
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man I forget which came first
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the bad idea or me befallen by it?
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not giving a shit may we never forget you
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Alert status red
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but the sun comes up instead
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In the wilderness
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senile live the zealous
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lost to the treasures that compel us
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muted down like patriots amiss
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you know I'm jealous of how you can just turn them off
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those bad ideas that feel so soft
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may they never forget you
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Alert status red
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but the sun comes up instead
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Alert Status Red
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Matthew Good |