Mad Season

MAD SEASON
(Written by Ben Antoniadis)

A daffodil withers in the harsh sun
The lion bathes in the light of the kingdom
Nature's picture of order above reason
Till the rains come and the colours run
And chaos reigns in a mad season

In machine city of steel and glass
Hierarchy casts a predatory glance
From vulture's perch in the penthouse
Upon every man and every mouse
And every soulless carcass left lying on the ground

And in the dank streets of discontent
A gold-toothed gypsy sings a fine lament
A song to lover, many moons ago
Romancing the streets with tales of weal and woe
The thief who stole her heart, now steals the show

In the piggery of the political class
Snouts in the trough as the buck is passed
And the media take us all for fools
As the masses line up for roll call
On reality TV show they call “Divide and Rule”

The ship of fools sails into the sunset
As the sun casts a shadow on its deck
Where the devil deals picture cards as they wager their souls
But the cards are marked and Satan just laughs
As each sailor folds

And in the dank streets of discontent
A gold-toothed gypsy sings a fine lament
A song to lover, many moons ago
Romancing the streets with tales of weal and woe
The thief who stole her heart, now steals the show

Still the ideologues spout their lame isms
Only to create greater division
And to create even greater schism
Between fact and hype, between truth and lie
Between you and I

But I am you as you are the other
And you are me as I am your brother
May God be with you and God be with me
May we be one
The sum greater than me and you and everyone

And in the dank streets of discontent
A gold-toothed gypsy sings a fine lament
A song to lover, many moons ago
Romancing the streets with tales of weal and woe
The thief who stole her heart, now steals the show