,! ,*A9 ,GANG 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VOLTAIR9E ,DE ,CLEYRE 

,TEXT 3 

,IT IS F>1 F> D[N 9 ! S\?L&1 & ,I AM BACK AGA91 ?ANKS BE1 9 ! L& ( W9D & SN[1 :]E LIFE LIVES4 ,BUT ?AT WAS 9 ! DAYS :5 ,I WAS A WRET*$ ?+1 ?AT CREPT & CRAWL$1 & %RUNK :5 ! W9D BLEW1 & FE>$ ! SN[4 ,SO !Y S5T ME AWAY D[N !RE TO ! WORLD ( ! SUN1 :]E ! W9D & ! SN[ >E AFRAID4 ,& ! SUN WAS K9D TO ME1 & ! S(T AIR ?AT DOES NOT MOVE LAY >\ND ME LIKE FOLDS ( D[N1 & ! POOR CREEP+ LIFE 9 ME W9K$ 9 ! LI<T & />$ \T AT ! WIDE C>ESS+ AIR2 />$ AWAY TO ! NOR?1 TO ! L& ( W9D & RA91 :]E MY HE>T WAS1--MY HE>T ?AT W\LD BE AT HOME4 

,YES1 !RE1 9 ! T5D] S\?1 MY HE>T WAS BITT] & B[$1 = ! LOVE ( ! S++ W9D & ! FRO/ :OSE $GE WAS DEA?1--BITT] & B[$ = ! /R5G? TO BE> ?AT WAS GONE1 & ! /R5G? TO LOVE ?AT ABODE4 ,DAY AFT] DAY ,I CLIMB$ ! HILLS ) MY FACE TO ! NOR? & HOME4 ,& !RE1 ON ?OSE S\!RN HEI<TS1 :]E ! AIR WAS RES9 & BALM1 !RE SMOTE ON MY E>S ! S\ND ?AT ALL ! W9D ( ! NOR? CAN NEV] S+ D[N AGA91 ! S\ND ,I %ALL HE> TILL ,I /& AT ! DOOR ( ! LA/ SIL5CE4 

,CL+--CLANG--CL+--,FROM ! ,GEORGIAN HILLS IT S\NDS2 & ! SN[ & ! /ORM CANNOT DR[N IT1--! F>-(F1 T]RIBLE MUSIC ( ! ,*A9 ,GANG4 

,I MET IT !RE ON ! ROAD1 FACE TO FACE1 ) ALL ! LI<T ( ! SUN UPON IT4 ,DO Y\ KN[ :AT IT IS8 ,DO Y\ KN[ ?AT EV]Y DAY M5 RUN 9 LONG PROCESSION1 UPON ! ROAD !Y BUILD = O!RS' SAFE & EASY GO+1 B\ND TO A *A98 ,& ?AT O!R M51 ) GUNS UPON !IR %\LD]S1 RIDE BESIDE !M--) ORD]S TO KILL IF ! LIV+ L9KS BREAK8 ,!RE IT /RET*$ BE=E ME1 A S]P5T ( HUMAN BODIES1 B\ND TO ! IRON & WRAPP$ 9 ! M]CILESS FOLDS ( JU/IFI$ CRUELTY4 

,CLANK--CL9K--CLANK--,!RE WAS AN ORD] GIV54 ,! LIV+ *A9 DIVID$2 GR\PS FELL TO WORK UPON ! ROAD2 & !N ,I SAW & HE>D A MIRACLE4 

,HAVE Y\ EV]1 \T ( A DR[SY1 LAZY CONVICTION ?AT ALL KN[L$GES1 ALL >TS1 ALL DREAMS1 >E ONLY PATI5T SUMS ( MANY TOILS ( MANY MILLIONS DEAD & LIV+1 SUDD5LY />T$ 9TO AN UNCANNY CONSCI\SNESS ?AT KN[L$GES & >TS & DREAMS >E ?+S MORE REAL ?AN ANY LIV+ BE+ EV] WAS1 :I* SUDD5LY REVEAL !MSELVES1 UNASK$ & UNAWAIT$1 9 ! MO/ OBSCURE CORN]S ( S\L-LIFE1 FLA%+ \T 9 PRISMATIC GLORY TO DAZZLE & %OCK ALL Y\R SECURITY ( ?\<T1 TOPPL+ IT ) VAGUE QUE/IONS ( :AT IS REALITY1 ?AT Y\ CANNOT SIL5CE8 ,:5 Y\ HE> ?AT AN UNTAU<T *ILD IS ABLE1 HE KN[S NOT H[1 TO DO ! WORKS ( ! MAGICIANS ( MA!MATICS1 HAS IT NEV] SEEM$ TO Y\ ?AT SUDD5LY ALL BOOKS W]E SWEPT AWAY1 & !RE BE=E Y\ /OOD A SUP]B1 SPH9X-LIKE CREATION1 ,MA!MATICS ITSELF1 POS+ PROBLEMS TO M5 :OSE EYES >E CA/ D[N1 & ALL AT ONCE1 \T ( :IM1 9CORPORAT+ ITSELF 9 ?AT WIDE-EY$1 MY/]I\S *ILD8 ,HAVE Y\ EV] FELT ?AT ALL ! WORKS ( ! MA/]S W]E SWEPT ASIDE 9 ! BUR/ ( A S++ VOICE1 UNCONSCI\S ?AT IT S+S1 & ?AT ,MUSIC ITSELF1 A MA/]-PRES5CE1 HAS 5T]$ ! ?ROAT & SUNG8 

,NO1 Y\ HAVE NEV] FELT IT8 ,BUT Y\ HAVE NEV] HE>D ! ,*A9 ,GANG S+6 

,!IR FACES W]E BLACK & BRUTAL & HOPELESS2 !IR BR[S W]E L[1 !IR JAWS W]E HEAVY1 !IR EYES W]E H>D2 ?REE HUNDR$ YE>S ( ! SCORN ?AT BR&S HAD BURN$ ITS SC> UPON ! FACE & =M ( ,IGNORANCE1--,IGNORANCE ?AT HAD S\<T DULLY1 /UPIDLY1 BL9DLY1 & BE5 ANSW]$ ) ?AT PITILESS BR&4 ,BUT WIDE BEYOND ! LIMITS ( HI< MAN & HIS LITTLE SCORN1 ! GREAT1 SWEET OLD ,MUSIC-,S\L1 ! *ORDS ( ! ,WORLD1 SMOTE ?R\< ! BLACK MAN'S FIB] 9 ! DAYS ( ! MAK+ ( M52 & IT S+S1 IT S+S1 ) ITS EV]-?RUMM+ /R+S1 ?R\< ALL ! VOICES ( ! ,*A9 ,GANG4 ,& NEV] ONE SO L[ ?AT IT DOES NOT FILL ) ! HUMM+ VIBRANCY ?AT QUIV]S & BUR/S \T S++ ?+S ALWAYS NEW & NEW & NEW4 

,I HE>D IT ?AT DAY4 

,! LEAD] /RUCK HIS PICK 9TO ! E>?1 & = A MOM5T :I/L$ LIKE SOME WILD1 FREE1 LIV+ FLUTE 9 ! =E/4 ,!N HIS VOICE FLOAT$ \T1 LIKE A L[ BOOM+ W9D1 CRY+ AN 9/ANT1 & FELL2 !RE WAS ! MEASURE ( A GRAVE 9 ! FALL ( IT4 ,ANO!R VOICE ROSE UP1 & LIFT$ ! DEAD NOTE AL(T1 LIKE A M\RN] RAIS+ HIS BELOV$ ) A KISS4 ,IT DRIFT$ AWAY TO ! HILLS & ! SUN4 ,!N MANY VOICES ROLL$ =W>D1 LIKE A GREAT PLUNG+ WAVE1 9 A *ORUS NEV] HE>D BE=E1 P]HAPS NEV] AGA92 = EA* MAN SUNG HIS [N SONG AS IT CAME1 YET ALL BL5T4 ,! WORDS W]E FEW1 SIMPLE1 FILL$ ) A GREAT PLA9T2 ! WAIL ( ! SEA WAS 9 IT2 & NO MAN KNEW :AT HIS BRO!R W\LD S+1 YET ADD$ HIS [N )\T ?\<T1 AS ! RHY?M SWEPT ON1 & NO VOICE KNEW :AT NOTE ITS FELL[ VOICE W\LD S+1 YET !Y FELL 9 ONE ANO!R AS ! BILL[ FALLS 9 ! TR\< OR ROLLS TO ! CRE/1 ONE UPON ! O!R1 ONE )9 ! O!R1 OV]1 UND]1 ALL 9 ! GREAT WAVE2 & N[ ONE L$ & O!RS FOLL[$1 !N IT DROPP$ BACK & ANO!R SWELL$ UPW>D1 & EV]Y VOICE WAS SOLOI/ & *ORI/]1 & NEV] ONE SEEM$ CONSCI\S ( ITSELF1 BUT ONLY TO S+ \T ! GREAT SONG4 

,& ALWAYS1 AS ! VOICES ROSE & SANK1 ! AXES SWUNG & FELL4 ,& ! LEAN :ITE FACE ( ! MAN ) ! GUN LOOK$ ON ) A /OLID1 P>ALYZ$ SMILE4 

,OH1 ?AT WILD1 SOMB] MELODY1 ?AT LONG1 APPEAL+ PLA9T1 ) ITS HOPE LAID BEYOND DEA?1--?AT MELODY ?AT WAS MADE ONLY !RE1 JU/ N[1 BE=E ME1 & PASS+ AWAY BE=E ME6 ,IF ,I C\LD ONLY SEIZE IT1 HOLD IT1 /OP IT FROM PASS+6 ?AT ALL ! WORLD MI<T HE> ! SONG ( ! ,*A9 ,GANG6 MI<T KN[ ?AT H]E1 9 !SE R$ ,GEORGIAN HILLS1 CONVICTS1 BLACK1 BRUTAL CONVICTS1 >E MAK+ ! MUSIC ?AT IS ( NO MAN'S COMPELL+1 ?AT FLOODS LIKE ! TIDE & EBBS AWAY LIKE ! TIDE1 & WILL NOT BE HELD--& IS GONE1 F> AWAY & =EV]1 \T 9TO ! ABYSS :]E ! VOICES ( ! C5TURIES HAVE DRIFT$ & >E LO/6 

,SOME?+ AB\T ,JESUS1 & A ,LAMP 9 ! D>KNESS--A GULF+ D>KNESS4 ,OH1 9 ! MASS ( SUN%9E MU/ !Y /ILL CRY = LI<T8 ,ALL >\ND ! SWEEP & ! GLORY ( %IMM]+ E!R1 SUN1 SUN1 A WORLD ( SUN1 & !SE /ILL CALL+ = LI<T6 ,SUN = ! ROAD1 SUN = ! /ONES1 SUN = ! R$ CLAY--& NO LI<T = ?IS D>K LIV+ CLAY8 ,ONLY HEAT ?AT BURNS & BLAZE ?AT BL9DS1 BUT DOES NOT LIFT ! D>KNESS6 

0,& LEAD ME TO ?AT ,LAMP----0 

,! PA!TIC PRAY] = LI<T W5T TREMBL+ AWAY \T 9TO ! LUM9\S GULF ( DAY1 & ! AXES SWUNG & FELL2 & ! GRIM DRY FACE ( ! MAN ) ! GUN LOOK$ ON ) ITS FROZ5 SMILE4 0,SO LONG AS !Y S+1 !Y WORK10 SAID ! SMILE1 /ILL & IRONICAL4 

0,A FRI5D TO !M ?AT'S GOT NO FRI5D0--,MAN ( ,SORR[S1 LIFT$ UP UPON ,GOLGO?A1 9 ! DAY :5 ! =CES ( ! ,LAW & ! MI<T ( ,SOCIAL ,ORD] SET Y\ !RE1 9 ! MOM5T ( Y\R PA9 & DESP]ATE ACCUSATION AGA9/ ,HEAV51 :5 ?AT PI]C+ 0,ELOI1 ,ELOI1 LAMA SABA*?ANI80 W5T UP TO A DEAF SKY1 DID Y\ PRESAGE ?IS DESOLATE APPEAL COM+ TO Y\ \T ( ! UNLIV$ DEP?S ( N9ETE5 HUNDR$ YE>S8 

,HOPELESS HOPE1 ?AT CRIES TO ! DEAD6 ,FUTILE PLEAD+ ?AT ! CUP MAY PASS1 :ILE /ILL ! LIPS DR9K6 ,=1 AS ( OLD1 ,ORD] & ! ,LAW1 9 %9+ HELMETS & GLEAM+ SPE>S1 R+$ R\ND ! FELON ( ,GOLGO?A1 SO /& !Y /ILL 9 ?AT LEAN1 M]CILESS FIGURE1 ) ITS %\LD]$ GUN & PASSIVE SMILE4 ,& ! MOAN ?AT DI$ )9 ! ,PLACE ( ,SKULLS IS BORN AGA9 9 ?IS GREAT D>K CRY RIS+ UP AGA9/ ! SUN4 

,IF BUT ! LIV+ MI<T HE> IT1 NOT ! DEAD6 ,= !SE >E DEAD :O WALK AB\T ) V5GEANCE & DESPITE )9 !IR HE>TS1 & SCORN = ?+S D>K & L[LY1 9 ! ODOR ( SELF-RI<TE\SNESS1 ) SELF-VAUNT+ WISDOM 9 !IR S\LS1 & PRIDE ( RACE1 & IRON-%OD ORD]1 & ! PRES]VATION ( ,?+S ?AT ,>E2 WALK+ /ONES >E !SE1 ?AT CANNOT HE>4 ,BUT ! LIV+ >E ?OSE :O SEEK TO KN[1 :O WOT NOT ( ?+S L[LY OR ?+S HI<1 BUT ONLY ( ?+S WOND]FUL2 & :O TURN SORR[FULLY FROM ,?+S ?AT ,>E1 HOP+ = ,?+S ?AT ,MAY ,BE4 ,IF !SE %\LD HE> ! ,*A9 ,GANG *ORUS1 SEIZE IT1 MAKE ALL ! LIV+ HE> IT1 SEE IT6 

,IF1 FROM AMONG !MSELVES1 ONE MAN MI<T F9D 0! ,LAMP10 LIFT IT UP6 ,PA9T = ALL ! WORLD !SE ,GEORGIAN HILLS1 !SE R$1 SUNBURN$ ROADS1 !SE TOIL+ FIGURES ) !IR RHY?MIC AXES1 !SE BRUTAL1 UNILLUM9$ FACES1 DULL1 GROP+1 DEP?-COV]$1--& !N UNLOOSE ?AT SONG UPON !IR E>S1 TILL !Y FEEL ! SMITT51 QUIV]+ HE>TS ( ! ,SONS ( ,MUSIC BEAT+ AGA9/ !IR [N2 & UND] & OV] & >\ND IT1 ! *A9 ?AT ! DEAD HAVE =G$ CL9K+ BETWE5 ! HE>T-BEATS6 

,CLANG--CL+--CLANG--NG--,IT IS SUND[N4 ,!Y >E RUNN+ OV] ! R$ ROAD N[4 ,! VOICES >E SIL5T2 ONLY ! *A9 CL9KS4 

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