The crude venom of the past The drinking, gambling, brawling, whoring. Effective,yet so blunt. Defective, through lacking control Wherefore the blinded palace raises to unleash New intoxication upon (the) squalid huts. A new venomous presence Tightening it's grip by losing inherent harshness: Prevent dreaded revolution! Tame the will that opposes thourgh the mind* Disperse strange noumenon! Numb any mind that dares to think! The same old grey Dawn breaks while a finer venom brews by old recipe: Deceit, guilt, Innocent death Refined with forged meaning, Embedded in a strange reading Not to be decoded by the clueless whom conceit is to be gifted for aeons to come Gently alter the state of mind, A more tranquil conduct evoked Preserve the corporeal form, Procuring chores once despised With a new found smile Born out of a torpid mind Benighted by promises Offered in this finer venom Dire apparitions of vital remains flickering before the inner eye: To herd the mindless flock Promises and guidelines for a better life in the hopeful beyond: To enthrall the mindless flock A new venomous presence Arbitrariness and ambiguity As a rule intent on rendering hommage Impossible any resistance: Free-will is dissmissed to chain the mindless flock Meaning and matter conjured Onto this mortal coil, acting as the desiderata sense: Impossible any resistance: Free-will is dissmissed to enslave the mindless flock