"Connected in betrayal of everything we are, Covered in everything we are not” You are a screen, Unto which I project Fantasies, needs My learned behaviour No doubt it is hard to reach through You, like myself, are caught Turmoil is created, in attempts to get rid of this We know there’s something wrong Difficult to pinpoint Everywhere excuses are to be found And someone to profit off our misery Why should real change be suggested, If it would collapse the economy? Still there are moments of a different reality Shining through, it will not die! I see with awe, a human being More than enough to fill this emptiness…. We impose on each other Unspoken demands And feast in bitterness, hope and despair We feel so connected In this dense betrayal (connected – in – betrayal) Of everything we are Covered in everything we are not We gladly add Layer by layer Everything which alienates us from life We are gladly entertained And pay greatly For another emotional outburst so we can reassure ourselves there is still life Still there are moments of a different reality Shining through, it will not die! I see with awe, a human being More than enough to fill this emptiness…. We impose on each other Unspoken demands And feast in bitterness, hope and despair We feel so connected In this dense betrayal (connected – in – betrayal) Of everything we are Covered in everything we are not No wonder there is some confusion Despair and grasping towards unrealities I see myself playing games bound to failure And laugh at the tripping effect of my insights How can we truly learn If unlearning is of utmost importance? How can we assimilate what we thought to be ourselves When it was not ourselves in the first place? This was never ourselves in the first place! Difficult to pinpoint Everywhere excuses are to be found And someone to profit off our misery Why should real change be suggested, If it would collapse the economy? Still there are moments of a different reality Shining through, it will not die! I see with awe, a human being More than enough to fill this emptiness…. We gladly add Layer by layer Everything which alienates us from life We are gladly entertained And pay greatly For another emotional outburst so we can reassure ourselves there is still life There always needs to be half-heartedness To keep the tension, the dulling grip To keep a sense of continuity Whereas wholeheartedness will create its own dynamics Not necessarily accommodated for by internal and external institutions But hopefully accommodated for by life That which is lived will be transformed, But that which is dimly seen somewhere in the shadows Can “entertain” us forever Enthrall us forever We can be lost in how “difficult” everything is…. There always needs to be half-heartedness To keep the tension, the dulling grip To keep a sense of continuity Whereas wholeheartedness will create its own dynamics Create its own dynamics… Create its own dynamics There always needs to be half-heartedness To keep the tension, the dulling grip To keep a sense of continuity Whereas wholeheartedness will create its own dynamics