Individuals run for cover
For the multitudes of thoughtless clones
Have reached a critical mass, have reached a critical mass
Individuals hide in fear
Under cover sheltered by the wafer
Thin veil of intelligence, thin veil of intelligence

Individuals, nowhere to be seen, oh

Urbana is oozing like a bloated carcass with maggots
Cooking in the desert heat, cooking in the desert heat
Oozing, with progeny writhing and desperate for input from
Someone more determined, someone more determined

Congregating in invisible circles
Half apart and half apart
All too aware of the insignificance
Pushing on with soul and heart

Individuals don't pray for forgiveness
When pinned up against the wall
Under siege of persecution, under siege of persecution
Individuals command exception and accept dichotomy
Maybe you can't choose anymore, maybe you can't choose anymore

Procreation without gain or purpose
Languid wills and torpid minds
Catapulted ever faster by the arrow of time
You take yours and I'll keep mine
Individual


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    well put jonothan. metaphorically, if you look at a widow or someone in a veil; the face under the veil is the individual. and despite what they put up on the facade, that underlying tone is what you are and in your descisions. it could be about being unsure and afraid, so just goin with the flow of time and live out your life. critical mass from my understanding is the smallest amount needed to produce a kind of c hain reaction. and amny are just swept away in that breeze

    pinkfadeon April 20, 2009   Link

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