Starve

I agree with tshgoff, this is a concept common in Rollins writing.

I think of like a boxer starving themself to shed away fat, and be left lean and musclular. Now, apply that to society, we are fed a diet of fast food, cable news shows, and advertisments. We have to starve ourselves of outside influences to be strong minded and true to ourselves.

It's like Hank says "Part Animal, Part Machine"

At a Rollins Band show, Henry said right before this song that when he was young, his idols were the people on television who would come out of solitary confinement and when asked how they were say, "Fine, motherfucker." Apparently, this song is about such people.

henry rollins is one of the worst song writers ever. he was alright for Black Flag but Rollins Band he sucks ass. this song probably has no point

I'd just like to say that Black Cow of Death did a good job with the punctuation here.

???? = Colous go/glow here I am keen eyed (not sure about these but better than ???

Great Rollins song just about going through life being strong and living off nothing and pushing through it to keep going.

"I make the colors go"...I believe Henry is saying he's putting things in "black and white" - minimalism is the underlying theme of the song (at least to my interpretation).

"here I am keen eyed, my mind is low to the ground...and in my mind real time is mine and I know what I know"

to know the basic (or "black and white") meaning of everything that surrounds you without clouding up its existence (ie: starving yourself) you're forcing yourself to reflect upon why things are the way they are - without catering to the commercialism that is so prevelant all around you.

that's my take.

I'd say this song is about how much time and effort musical artists put into making music and touring, and how they get little profit from it, with all the money going to the record executives.