Scuba Rumination (Part 1) Its Monday, Its snowing, I can barely see the road, another day in this factory and time stretches slowed Long faces, silent anger, violences turned within, cuts, oil, and chemicals, contaminate the skin The air, gets thicker, its hard to hold any meaning of an actual thought, a spark of wishfull thinking, and then its all forgot Another pill, another smoke, keep running from the grave, and dont talk to others, stand still and behave All the lights and cathodes flicker, glows bright and dim again, same blood goes dripping, to poor to complain And vacation, and holidays, something to look forward to, its over and then forgotten, so what else is new Another product, a distraction, it came in the mail, freedom is expensive, you might get it on sale A lottery, a lawsuit, there must be some way to escape, and the years go by quickly, the gravestone begins to shape (Part 2) break) And then, the power goes off and I can see, theres still a place in this mind where thoughts can be free, Spaces between the machine show a completely different reality (Part 2 ) With the tenacity and creativity, to put it all together, the mind storms these ideas, sent home early by the weather, dont want to sleep now, these feelings must be remembered, write, draw, and focus, to hold back against this endeavor The broken compass is fixed and perception gets clearer, not another new idea to be mocked with hate and fear, the Con can grow stronger when time passes quicker, life can become a collection of wishfull thoughts on a shelf, to remember But pushing the boulder up the hill and taking the opportunity, pushing the mind back in life, and out of further ambiguity, to look in the mirror, and see whats good and bad for all its ability WITH THE SIGHT (Part 3) A mind clear to fight, Ideas flare to light, expression a human right, why cower and sit and live so uptight Awkward situations, and eyes look with predation, not suppose to change the station, another fictitious social citation Creativity is infectious, and what makes life so precious, and some say its reckless, fear of new direction just pretentious Night turns to day, color washes out the grey, work may never go away, but now I know I have something new to say (Chorus on open string guitar, “Work,Work,Work,....”)

Scuba Notoriety The violence turned inward, is running through the halls, moral panic writes the story, now weeping down the walls The bully carves the knife, now graven in its own back, ethics loses its virtue, fight or flight panic attack The clock stops ticking, alarm begins to fade, what was suppose to protect us, is now deciding our own fate Ordnance giving orders, fear turns to force, how could this happen, a happy face with no remorse Paranoia for the public, and business makes a profit, false numbers created, fences made from the gossip No measure of a truth, will ever make it to print, the ads sell more weapons, and laugh at those who didnt (victim) Keep running from our screams, avoid the maniac, out the open door, but the media tell me to go back They say “ We dont have the ratings, for the defense of the school”, will have to raise the budget, another camera a hopeless tool (mothers at the coffee table, “I wonder what hes doing at school today?” little laughter) The confirmation bias, will crumble at the logic, society buys the fear, the population goes neurotic With every weapon pointed, at each others back, how will long will it take, for it a all to fade to black (official) Look at me, what you see, Im the one on TV, dictate the public, behind my invented bogus degree I would never lead us wrong, heres products for protection, They paid me quite well, more money for the next election Fear is an empire, the greatest american business, terror turns to cash, and the facts become useless You have better luck to get hit by lightning, than to find yourself shot, it moves the product off the shelf and thats what youve got !!! (villain) Pressure and frustration, keep the authority out if they keep pushing harder, the violence finds its way out But when everyone can track you, no thoughts of your own society makes a madman, what you reap is what you sown The forces at work, keep that mind from love and play, hard to connect to others, never making any headway An awkward media going from town to town, asking the wrong questions, the carnival and the clown

Scuba Pale Blue Dot What a beautiful sunset looking out from the pier, he drove in his chariot across the stratosphere, they say were” unreconstructed geocentrists hiding behind a Copernican veneer” But Galileo did know, and the church did depose, that knowledge can not grow, you know how this story goes repress the truth and force the lie, thats what he was told to impose so many times throughout the past, reason was forced behind the shadows But it moves we know, those walls had to go Banned books penned by heroes broken on the wheel, inspiration was a death wish for those who insights made it hard to conceal They called it “heretical depravity” let blood spill out by the year, torture and death pushing back and instilling tragedy and fear How much we could have learned if the theists weren't so greedy, when the coffers don't fill up more laws fall on the needy Knowledge is a right, filling up the bookshelves, if we “crave some cosmic purpose, a goal we can find for ourselves” (middle) Dark ages, left no room, for intellectual thinking to grow and bloom From Hypatia to Bruno, they said they sinned, books burned to ashes carried away by the wind Tree of knowledge was the Church feared thing, kept the priest happy and the king The Black Death chipped away at their power, breaking at the bricks supporting those towers Birth of Enlightenment started the interest, a renewed curiosity, for learning mental fitness and Doubting Thomas, keeping out that buisness solutions for problems, an end to Aquinas Big Bang and evolution have to be fight to be heard, some think the idea we came from apes is just to fuckin absurd And the anecdotal theistic fears can no longer grip the human mind, leaving our aspirations free to explore the universe benefiting humankind Descartes dualism cracked the mirror and made it harder to sell the lie, that there was a guy in space who created the earth, the sun, and the sky Were much to wiser to fall back and give those old dumb ideas a try But it moves we know, those walls had to go Millions of miles radiating from the visible horizon of our space, the remnants of a beginning showing our ancestral birthplace We all float on this pale blue dot, modest and searching out, satellites collecting data in our solar system and throughout So many threats out there lingering in space, we shoot our foot and I don't know why, climate change and nuclear war still here yet we turn a blind eye If we cant get our affairs in order all our knowledge will be gone, the sun will burn our existence out and our human race will have lost its song -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Popes had to fold, losing almost all their control, all of what they have said fell through a growing hole Every brick in the cathedral, every ideal in the steeple, destroying ideas and burning sinners its just so fucking deceitful

Scuba Victor Nominees selected and the funds roll right in, badges exhibit companies, big money makes the win A mockery of democracy and emotions get the attention, an excited public violent with super savage hyper-tension They get you, buy you, sell you, and lie to the middle class, products selling products – logic comes in last They get you, buy you, sell you, till your ranting at the screen, the votes may get counted, big business gets the green “Tell me what I want to hear” is the idea and the gimmicks, supercede the truth with sullied broken civics Its amazing what passes for democracy these days, you want to know the truth and the internet is a maze They get you, buy you, sell you, and lie to the middle class, products selling products – logic comes in last They get you, buy you, sell you, till your ranting at the screen, the votes may get counted, big business gets the green (candidate) “Hear me dear voters, I could never lead you wrong I represent your desires, thats the statement of my song” (voter) “How are we going to do one thing and not the other, more empty ideals from the mouth of big brother” (candidate) Relax, dont worry, you've got it all wrong, take another drink, it'll be over before too long” The victor is elected, votes counted by machine, hacked by the system, votes flushed down the latrine hanging chads turned confetti, blowing throught the street, clogging drains of minds, in four years ther'll be a repeat They get you, buy you, sell you, wishfull thinking hides the lies, there must have been a burgular, covered up in disguise They get you, buy you, sell you, pull the lever and watch the show, 1 year doin labor, 3 years spent getting dough Four years later supporter becomes hater and does it all again, fund another product maybe this one gets the win And when the victor gets done nothing and just sits there on its ass, the life of the middle class gets nothing, just take it on the chin They get you, buy you, sell you, dropping pills to ease the pain, a discontent public gives each other the horrible blams They get you, buy you, sell you, so take another toke, you've got no fucking money its just an awful joke ! (The last part depends on next president)

Scuba Selective Data "Pencils Down !!!" (end sound effect) Personal deception, a mind skewered with holes in its perception, a state of vision mistaken in its pattern recognition Pseudo-science thoughts, make judgements on whats taught, only distracts the public, until the liars do get caught The lens couldn't see it, for our eyes to retrieve it, assumptions made with no proof, just another hypocrite Anecdotal data, found false claimed only beta, if they cant get the same result, they must be at fault, "see you later!" Selective data states, mistakes can be made puts money in the pocket, do it to get paid Selective data makes, stock markets get afraid, public money gets spoiled, another economic masquerade Make it sound scientific, it will sell and sound terrific, they do it so well the whole thing is so horrific Cold Fusion was a hoax, selling the lie to common folks, when tried to repeat it, it all went up in smoke No need for the proof, right two times and its bulletproof, superstition creates the thinking it must be solid proof Either or fallacy, opposition against normality, If you can't back up your claims, its just another form of insanity Selective data states, mistakes can be made puts money in the pocket, do it to get paid Selective data makes, stock markets get afraid, public money gets spoiled, another economic masquerade

Scuba Re-Repeater Armchair activism manifesting the violent ammunition, the flame wars burning higher, leaves nothing to desire, (AND THE) monster spews its hate for love it cant create, messing up the social community and creating doubt in our unity, An empty shell of a human, a troll with hateful union, the politicians do laugh, they will stand on its behalf, (AND THE) Its all about the “lamestream media”, increasing the social schizophrenia, news should be unbiased, not spreading the vitriolic virus Exaggerated claims in a web based mental cage, no time to recover, no time to recover !!! Repeat it all again, make up facts and make it spin Repeat it all again, every side of hate has an identical twin Repeat it all again, blood boils up from underneath the skin Repeat it all again, crumbs of truth seep through every now and then (reggae) Relax, wait, let it blow over Relax, wait, regain some composure Everyone knows big brothers overlooking our shoulder, But the hate these days is getting too much exposure, Better to research the data and be introspective, change your life, and find a new directive Another contrasting point of view, anger says it cant be true, (AND SO) it will never concede the truth, till its face turns blue (AND SO) Read it on the net, respond with a threat, heart beating loudly, woke up in a cold sweat (AND SO) The silent violence creates the nihilist, those feelings can be quite riotous, the doctor says time should be spent, talking to a psychiatrist Anonymity frees the hatred, one sided ideas debated, when theres too much to vent, family life gets devastated Trolls move in a swarm, intending to misinform, pushing fresh ideas away, or whatever wont conform Remaining hidden with no risk, put the information in a disk, as far as any identity goes,no real names ever exist All the internet is free to use, as attacks are there to abuse, but some people cant live on with contrasting different points of view Pack mentality with no sense, unoriginal thoughts of no common sense, dont listen to other ideas, keep it out and build a fence (reggae) Relax, wait, let it blow over Relax, wait, regain some composure Everyone knows big brothers overlooking our shoulder, But the hate these days is getting too much exposure Better to research the data and be introspective, as when the curtain closes, more time to be refelective Repeat it all again, make up facts and make it spin Repeat it all again, every side of hate has an identical twin Repeat it all again, blood boils up from underneath the skin Repeat it all again, crumbs of truth seep through every now and then ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Emotions drive the data, misinformation getting greater, tongues getting sharper on the wheel with blinders to conceal Opposition hate, keys hammering down to detonate, blood boils with unending toil, recharging with every recoil “There all out to get me, and someday they'll take it all away you'll see”, suffering the illusion, facts and lies scatter in a spin of diffusion

Scuba Inside Bomb Costs rising higher, puts the working wage, in a cage, vacation is a dream, another fire fuels the outrage, if you get sick and cant afford it, they'll take it all away a landmine of sorts this is and any plans are castaway The doctor is a broker, diverting money to the game, pills costs more than rents, and that is one to blame, health plans will not cover it, no good news its all the same, the collector garnishes wages, its not right to feel that shame They say its the rise in obesity and its all the public's fault, should be watching what you're eating avoiding the credit default, when your poor, cheap food is the best, that you can ever get, its that or eating nothing, live another day its the mindset two point nine trillion later and the message still isn't getting through, a thousand dollars a pill, and the results still are not coming true, if the pauper gets cancer, death is the only thing that can subdue, illness is a business, pay the check and try to make do Rising costs, losing jobs, try to keep calm Pill addiction, family loss, call the doctor, intercom Time off work, work restriction, anxiety and sweaty palms Plan limits, no vacation, afraid of the inside bomb Have to travel south of the border to get your teeth fixed, insurance doesn't cover shit, a bunch of greedy pricks, And if your car breaks down, another loss, in your wallet, the violence goes inward, and creates another alcoholic The working class gets pinched from every day to the grave, the bills stack up higher, all our pride gets depraved, Pills costs more than food, a world turned upside down, working two more jobs and still this debt you will drown Medical tourism is very common these days, it use to be the poor came to the states for better medical ways Now the states working class go south to get it done, save a lot of needed cash and lay down by the sun When the hospitals have rooms sitting empty down the hall, it isn't because health got better, read the writing on the wall The public forgoes appointments from the fear of the bill, economic devastation created by the cost of the pill Rising costs, losing jobs, try to keep calm Pill addiction, family loss, call the doctor, intercom Time off work, work restriction, anxiety and sweaty palms Plan limits, no vacation, afraid of the inside bomb Long hours on the phone, and long hours sitting waiting, If the credit card don't clear, length of life speculating You've reached your limit now what you can do, you feel all used up and still expect a “Thank You” Get real sick, its no trick, lose money quick, its arithmetic, Pay some debt, collection threat, begin to sweat, bill roulette, Fate contrition, lost ambition, life intermission, leaflet superstition, Debt dictator, depression greater, health violator, paycheck terminator Costs rising higher, puts the working wage, in a cage, vacation is a dream, another fire fuels the outrage, if you get sick and cant afford it, they'll take it all away a landmine of sorts this is and any plans are castaway Rising costs, losing jobs, try to keep calm Pill addiction, family loss, call the doctor, intercom Time off work, work restriction, anxiety and sweaty palms Plan limits, no vacation, afraid of the inside bomb