Heavy metal meet OW.

C Steuart writes lyrics for, and plays and sings with, a heavy metal band in Winnipeg: ISM.  He's a friend I met through the local science fiction convention, KeyCon.  I asked to look at his lyrics for ISM, always looking for the new and different for Agit Prop 101.

I liked the other songs but Skepticism worked not only as lyrics, but as an Agit Prop 101 poem.  Listen for the guitars and drums when you read the lyrics.  The rhythm of the words conveys it is a song and the music it was written for.       

I have the audio track for the song.  Want to hear it?  If someone tells me how to post it....

You can contact the author at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   The band's website is http://www.myspace.com:80/ismmetal

Skepticism

Lyrics by C Steuart

a blind man sees the future

as I see today

I see the hopelessness

in the choices we’re forced to make

in just one day

I watched them rise to power

and I’ve watched them fall

dreamt of our final hour

but missed the wake-up call

to the death of us all

once I could run the distance

how I’ve grown old

sharing experiences

that make the heart grow cold

thank you for the time

led by the sycophantic

ruled by some old semantic

we trip through the life so tragic

call me skeptical

A demon within his tower

thinks he is god on earth

wielding a nuclear power

to raise the nation’s worth

are you out of your mind

making a circus of murder

to catch the world’s eye

helping parasites prosper

never knowing why

I can’t believe it’s right to be miserable

I won’t believe we’re just here to die

I can’t believe we fight for some principle

I am skeptical

Last update : 09-12-2007 09:56

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