To Suffer, To Be
I invented sharing,
and I invented pain!
I invented caring,
and I invented shame!
I despise those created
with no hope, no faith,
so I damn them to death,
I damn them to wraith!
I am real in my fakeness,
I am fake in what’s real.
I let the children burn
and created the hurt you feel!
I am evil in my goodness,
good in what’s evil!
I am the reason war persists,
I am “_the bad people_”!
Show me tears!
Show me blood!
Show me spears!
Show me floods!
Feed the lamb,
then stick it on the end of a fork!
Starve the man,
then force him to work!
I am the sun,
the moon,
the stars,
the rain!
I am the cries
traveling through space
in vain!
My mercy is endless,
my wrath is eternal!
I can’t hear your begging
over these popping kernels!
I love you, my child,
I love you _so_ dear!
I hate you, you monster,
I hate you—it’s clear!
Aren’t you so great?
Aren’t you so perfect?
Aren’t you so special?
Isn’t the suffering worth it?
CALL ME VILLAIN!
CALL ME CRUEL!
_I_ BANDAGE YOUR KNEES!
_I_ WIPE YOUR DROOL!
Aren’t we so free?
Aren’t we so lucky?
Look at this destruction!
Ain’t it just sucky?
I’ll heal you, I will!
I’ll wipe up the spill!
I’ll feed you your pills!
I’ll handle your kills!
DON’T YOU WORRY!
DON’T YOU FRET!
I WON’T EVER LEAVE,
AT LEAST, NOT YET!
Oh, I’m the liar?
Wanna bet?
COUNT THE YEARS YOU
COULDN’T TIE YOUR SHOES!
COUNT THE YEARS YOU KNEW
I WAS TRUE!
Didn’t Mommy tell you so?
WASN’T I USED TO SOFTEN
THE BLOW?
Well, I’m sorry to tell ya,
your daddy is dead!
He ain’t in no paradise,
he ain’t getting fed!
THE BUGS ARE CRAWLING OUT
HIS BRAIN!
OH, THAT’S SICK?
OH, I’M INSANE?!
DON’T WORRY,
I AM ALWAYS THE ONE YOU
BLAME!
I’M USED TO YOUR EXCUSES,
I’M USED TO THE FAME!
How have I not given you enough?
I’ll tell you, kid—THESE STREETS
WERE WAY ROUGH!
You think I succeeded by being _tough_?
I succeeded by falling on my knees!
And you’re complaining
about a _few little fees_?!
You’re asking, “_Please_?”
You’re asking for an end?
You’re asking for peace?
You’ll never win!
I feel so callous,
I feel so bold.
Your arm I’ll cut off,
your hand I’ll hold!
I love you, child!
I love you _so_ dear!
I invented bravery,
I invented fear!
Declare me dead,
decide me non-existent.
You’ll always call upon me
when you wonder where all the
time went….