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we were birthed
of need for birth
we were born
to fill a void
but the void
is growing in us
we are filling the void with void

chester spoke to me,
when he was young
of all the great things
he would become
yesterday,
he called me up
from his big-windowed office
way up top
the structures standing
on the backs of men
chester spoke to me,
when he was young
of all the great things
he would have done
if he was around in history
now that's history
i asked him, if he remembered
telling me of dreams he's since dismembered
and he swears he never buried the bodies
he says he never met his victims
he says...this is just business

we were birthed
of need for birth
we were born
to fill a void
but the void
is growing in us
we are filling the void with void

now Chester's cousin is 'woke', you see
and he's still young
speaking the great things
he will become
yesterday,
he silenced an oppressor
from his big-windowed smart phone
running on
the satellites standing
on the backs of men
recently he spoke to me,
like an elder one
of all the great things
he would have done
if he was around in history
but that's a lie instantly
i asked him, if he would give up
these fancy things americans take for granted
and he swears he'd do something about it
he says, though, how can he stop it
assures me he'll boycott if Apple says something offensive...

he smirks
looking at words of some jerk
the word he used is worn
typed it on his phone
and says we'll win
he says we'll win

takes a picture of his shoes
posts it to his account
because the company hired
some guy who knelt
he smirks and says we'll win
he says we'll win

but the void
is growing in us
we are filling the void with void

we were birthed
of need for birth
we were born
to fill a void
but the void
is growing in us
we are filling the void with void

now, Chester's cousin hates him
they used to play ball together
chester took the time for that little boy
but chester can't stomach him either, now
and they both tolerate me
well, their words are celebratious in that claim
i knew them both before they became
a part of history
and I love them both dearly
this fact relates to the one thing,
upon which they both agree
that I'm crazy
that I'm crazy
is why, though they say I make them angry,
they can't hate me

and maybe it's crazy to love a growing void
maybe that's why some of us come to love the silent home
i don't know, but watching people grow to love violence
against stranger, neighbor, cousin, sister, brother, parent, child, self
i recall why we were born...

we were birthed
of need for birth
we were born
to fill a void
but the void
is growing in us
we are filling the void with void