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GNOME

from BAN the BOMB by Silas Be

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-I was walking around through out the woods
and I saw a little gnome
-He was prophesizin’ about the future and past
and then he took me to his home
-I said, “Gimme a glass of tea little gnome.
I know you got lots to share.”
-He looked at me and gave me a wink
Then commenced to fix his hair

-He went on for days
about the future’s destruction
-and how all the tall men
will die by their own guns
-“The time is comin’ soon
so we better prepare for this strife.
-Gotta run and hide from death
and start to worship life.”

-I was walkin’ around the urban jungle
and I saw a little girl
-She was holding a pink ragdolly
I believe her name was Pearl
-She asked me, “Um, sir....
Why do people kill?”
-I didn’t really have an answer. I just said,
“Well, they do what they will.”

-So that made me really upset
I had to take a nap
-I wish I had a good answer
but any would be crap
-There’d be no will to kill
if we were all doves
-We could chirp songs of peace
and whistle tunes of love



-I was walking around a stinky swamp
and I saw a little toad
-He was sittin’ there, king of the trash
It seems there was a load
-He said, “I got five legs and one eye
‘cuz your people dumped this here.”
-I don’t understand why we pollute the Earth
and why we don’t even care

-So I listened to his dying words
They weren’t very nice
-He said, “You’ve messed up your planet
Now you’re gonna pay the price
-Mother Gaia will heal her wounds
and get rid of the human race
-Unless you get your acts together
and clean up this place.”

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from BAN the BOMB, released March 31, 2013

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Silas Be Madison, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Native, Silas B. Ritchie : Singer Songwriter, producer, Audio-sculpture, Sound experimenter, music appreciator. Also a sober visual artist, DJ, philosopher, Double Lung transplant recipient, tea drinker, Nature Worshipper, Seeker of knowledge and Lover of Life. ... more

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