The Happy Garden - 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Idoru Toei's musical version of "2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 4Q2024" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-3
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 1]
Perfect swell, they say it’s true
No prisons, slums, no asylums too.

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Diseases gone, and age defied,
A world of ease, where dreams reside.

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But brushstrokes fade on a canvas bright,
And shadows linger in the light.

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[Chorus]
Pick up the phone, it solves them all,
The same sweet way, before you fall.

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Stabilized at forty million strong,
A perfect garden, where we belong.

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But what’s the cost of this tranquil scene?
A silent question, forever keen.

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[Verse 2]
Waiting room hums a sterile tune,
For triplets born beneath the moon.

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One hundred twenty-nine years I've known,
Just a stripling, standing alone.

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Three little lives, a choice to make,
A heavy burden for goodness sake.

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[Bridge]
If you don’t like my kisses, honey,
Here's what I will do:

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I’ll go see a girl in purple,
Kiss this sad world toodle-oo!

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[Chorus]
Pick up the phone, it solves them all,
The same sweet way, before you fall.

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Stabilized at forty million strong,
A perfect garden, where we belong.

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But what’s the cost of this tranquil scene?
A silent question, forever keen.

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[Verse 3]
Purple uniform, a badge I wear,
Easing passage with gentle care.

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Dr. Hitz smiles, so grand and bold,
A story in portraits to be told.

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To serve the system, that’s my plea,
But something hollow stares back at me.

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[Verse 4]
They paint a garden, neat and clean,
Where every plant is lush and keen.

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But underneath, a dropcloth lies,
Reflecting truth behind their eyes.

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A canvas stained with bitter pain,
A world of order, built on strain.

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[Bridge]
Population control, the only way!
To save our planet, day by day!

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No drupelets crammed, a choking tide,
But ordered lives, where all abide!

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[Chorus]
Pick up the phone, it solves them all,
The same sweet way, before you fall.

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Stabilized at forty million strong,
A perfect garden, where we belong.

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But what’s the cost of this tranquil scene?
A silent question, forever keen.

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[Outro]
2 B R 0 2 B…
The number echoes in my head…

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Room for one more…
Or maybe none at all instead…