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You’re throwing rocks at a hornet's nest
Except the hornets have arsenals of
Nuclear weaponry
You’re pestering a sleeping dog
Except the dog believes himself
To be heir apparent to God
And God has an army

Even the carrier pigeon
Did her part and bore an olive branch
Whooooa Whooooa

“It was such a tragedy!
No one could have predicted this!”
Except a decade of our ethos
Apathy and negligence
History teachеrs will ask their students
How this happenеd
With their history books painted on cave walls
We sleep in the palms of giants

Like a game of Russian Roulette
Except played between a mad man
And an angry .45mm
We spin the bottle
Now satellites are swinging
The kiss, a mushroom cloud
Hormones are raging

Even the carrier pigeon
Asked the dove to clip her spreading wings
Whooooa Whooooa

“This is such a travesty!
How did we let it come to this?”
We carve into the padded walls
Of our mental institutions
Sleep eludes us when the toddler
Throw a temper tantrum
But the baby has his bottle
And likes the sound of his own voice
We left these billionaires unchecked
Laughed and bolstered their ratings
Posing for their monuments
They cursed us for their failings
And now they sit behind their desks
With trigger fingers ready
To be remembered
Whether right or wrong
Awaken! A nation of wolves!