A man who believed
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:22 am
I once knew a man who believed
that footballers were gods
he wore their numbers on his back
knew their heights, their favourite foods
A man who believed in monogamy
and Peter Pan and Superman
in Adam and Eve, in Noah's ark
that Oedipus had no problem
A man who believed in the BBC
in Lennon and McCartney
in the validity of the 60's
that Humanity was not one
A man who believed in father
his poem and hippy conviction
his love of Dylan and oysters
of wine, of Kafka, of Sartre
A man who believed in seance
of a rich life after death
of heaven and reincarnation
of an active spirit world
A man who believed in Buddha
and Christ and Hare Krishna
that God protects the innocent
that justice always wins
A man who believed in money
that when you saved your cash
you were saving your own self
that money was so sacrosanct
so very bloody good
A man who believed in leaders
the pretence, the facade, the lie
the privileged background baggage
the evil in their eyes
A man who believed in Monroe
Madonna and Sinatra
the hollow little photo shoots
the feeble little songs
broken Hollywood Boulevard
begging for your soul
A man who believed in religion
so dynamic, so alive
its teachers' god-damned holiness
infallible men in power
A man who believed in multi-national
the sugar-sweet big promise
then stealing your meagre savings
then telling you things were fine
the ecosystem won't die
economy was its friend
no other way was plausible
no other fucking way
A man who believed in casual sex
being human didn't require responsibility
or dignity, or both
A man who believed in hell
the resting place of the baddies
in The Exorcist, in The Omen
in Satan and the boogeyman
the fear they put inside him
'cause they were scared themselves
A man who died today
.
that footballers were gods
he wore their numbers on his back
knew their heights, their favourite foods
A man who believed in monogamy
and Peter Pan and Superman
in Adam and Eve, in Noah's ark
that Oedipus had no problem
A man who believed in the BBC
in Lennon and McCartney
in the validity of the 60's
that Humanity was not one
A man who believed in father
his poem and hippy conviction
his love of Dylan and oysters
of wine, of Kafka, of Sartre
A man who believed in seance
of a rich life after death
of heaven and reincarnation
of an active spirit world
A man who believed in Buddha
and Christ and Hare Krishna
that God protects the innocent
that justice always wins
A man who believed in money
that when you saved your cash
you were saving your own self
that money was so sacrosanct
so very bloody good
A man who believed in leaders
the pretence, the facade, the lie
the privileged background baggage
the evil in their eyes
A man who believed in Monroe
Madonna and Sinatra
the hollow little photo shoots
the feeble little songs
broken Hollywood Boulevard
begging for your soul
A man who believed in religion
so dynamic, so alive
its teachers' god-damned holiness
infallible men in power
A man who believed in multi-national
the sugar-sweet big promise
then stealing your meagre savings
then telling you things were fine
the ecosystem won't die
economy was its friend
no other way was plausible
no other fucking way
A man who believed in casual sex
being human didn't require responsibility
or dignity, or both
A man who believed in hell
the resting place of the baddies
in The Exorcist, in The Omen
in Satan and the boogeyman
the fear they put inside him
'cause they were scared themselves
A man who died today
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