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" ... don't grow up to be a rockstar because you're going to do drugs and die ... "
marilyn manson
u know how it feels when
everything is going .... great
but maybe this is the 1st time
u've ever felt good about anything
about who u are
about the life u were given
about the changes u've made
to be happy
to be complete
enjoy
every moment
that u breathe
death is certain ...
life is not.
rest in peace
dave .... u will be missed.
-Otep
Laugh Lines
Written by Corey Taylor, December 1998
Every place you go is golden
Every time you smile, it shines
Every so often when youre sullen
Your frown doesnt go with your laugh lines
Realization comes when you see what youve never seen
So obvious, so direct its almost
Like it was misplaced, not invented
What I want you to realize is this:
Your happiness is easy, and cherished
By us, your friends, your good place
Your sadness takes work, your work
Because youre the only one feeling it
Youre the only one going through it
But it feels really good when youre the only one
Who fixes it
I wish I could hold up a picture of you
So you could use yourself to fight the pain
You are beautiful, you are power
You are everything, you are light
My friend, you are an angel
And angels shouldnt feel your sorrow
When you dont need it anymore, we your friends,
Will always still be right there with you
Just let it out with a sigh and a laugh
Because every time you smile, you shine
And frowns still do nothing for your laugh lines
art is not a crime ...
belief is not a crime ...
surrendering to your passions is not a crime ...
respecting your "self" is not a crime ...
following your dreams is not a crime ...
caring about others is not a crime ...
feeding your head is not a crime ...
hating injustice is not a crime ...
having an opinion is not a crime ...
detesting consumerism is not a crime ...
questioning the government is not a crime ...
poetry is not a crime ...
thinking is not a crime ...
self-sacrifice is not a crime ...
reading is not a crime ...
understanding is not a crime ...
listening is not a crime ...
protecting the weak is not a crime ...
seeking change is not a crime ...
saving the world is not a crime ...
failure is not a crime ...
but rape is ...
so is abuse ...
in any form ... by anyone ...
what is happening
or what has happened
is not your fault ...
do not be devoured by this virus
do not allow it to take over
u are not who they say u are ...
u never will be.
OTEP 2002
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a world
of new
beginnings
of beautiful
strangers
dancing in the dust
powerful frendz
of a forgotten empire
freezing the traffic
the white vans of conformity
pain, and joy
parental gunfire
prison escapes
leaving the scene
of the accident
in combat jackets
and old blue jeans
working the world
to change the orbit
with love
and creation
and pure, consecrated aggression
OTEP 2002
our message
is recieved
by a silent
population
of survivors
who,
in the privacy
of their room
are
desperate to escape-
they need
to connect their
hair tearing madness
w/some new friend
an absolute
stranger
- who knows nothing
but
understands
-- everything
Otep, Febuary 2002
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