"The sound of violence" (ok, could use help on it....)

[The Straight Story]

was thinking about Simon and Garfunkle the other day (gee, ya think? I had a whole thread on em :) - At any rate I wanted to rewrite the sound of silence song for today. Here is the original re-write - needs some work but I am at work and keep getting distracted (damn work anyway!).

SO...I thought I would turn the whole thing over to the bright minds of DU to do what I can't, make it good.

Hello oil, my old friend,
I've come to war for you again,
Because of lies softly creeping,
We had this war while the people were sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of violence.

In restless dreams I walked alone
Bombing streets of cobblestone,
'Neath the halo of a stolen crown,
I turned my sites to the oil in iraq
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a napalm light
That split the iraqi night
And touched the sound of Violence.

And in the burning light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People dying without speaking,
People hearing my plans here without listening,
People protesting with voices they can't make me hear
And no one dare
Disturb the sound of my violence.

"Fools" said I, "You do not know
violence like a savior grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you."
But my words like bombs fell,
And echoed
In the wells of violence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon bush god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
are written in these hallowed walls
And congress halls."
And whisper'd in the sounds of violence.

[Kota]

1. I love it. Thanks

[The Straight Story]

2. Self gratitous kick (nt)