the island apes pt.1 - by simeon psimian

originally written for what became “a too much divided heart” by the sevens collective, which I have a notion may be released by beta-lactam records at some point this year?, but I wrote far too many words, as is my wont, so I made this acoustic home for the excess verbiage

the island apes pt.1

the island apes are afraid to mention the war
the island apes are afraid

christopher isherwood down there on a visit
class war on bash the rich march singing
we are the future and tomorrow belongs to me

the island apes are afraid to mention the war
the island apes are afraid

an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth a holocaust for a holocaust
a hand for a hand a gland for a gland a mandible for a mandible
a prosthetic limb for a prosthetic limb a skill set for a skill set
a business award for a business award a knighthood for a knighthood

the island apes are afraid to mention the war
the island apes are afraid

a british former racist thug
far too clever to stay that way
now devoted to promoting
revolution through direct action
by the working class which has no nation
overthrowing the tyranny
of bureaucrats bosses social workers
parents teachers priests and police
sitting in a circle of admiring boys
he shows them how to live the dream
turning the theoretical critique of religious
mystification into action
by phoning up a rabbi and a vicar and an imam
threatening them and their families
while pretending to be a member of
the national front and the ku klux klan

the island apes are afraid to mention the war
the island apes are afraid