transcendr

My opinion doesn’t matter for too much, but to the players, to the movers and shakers, to the politico, to the strategists, to the ones whose plans constantly extend, to the ones who take joy in creating kingdoms on earth and neglect the one to come - this is for you.

“This line is metaphysical
And on the one side, on the one side
The bad have lived in wickedness
And on the other side, on the other side
The good have lived in arrogance
And there’s a steep slope
With a short rope
This line is metaphysical
And there’s a steady flow
Moving to and fro

Oh, look you earned your wings
Are you an angel, now
Or a vulture
Constantly hovering over
Waiting for the big mistake

Oh, my God, what have I done?
Oh, my God, what have I done?

Wouldn’t you love to be
On the cover of a magazine?
Healthy skin, perfect teeth
Designed to hide what lies beneath

I feel the darkness growing stronger
As you cram light down my throat
How does that work out for you
In your holy quest to be above reproach?”

“Magazine” - Pedro the Lion, from the album titled “Control“

Feel free to listen to the track in its entirety.

I’ve got a a few posts in the hopper waiting for a couple of things - some are waiting for me to get my editorial head out of my ass, others are waiting for me to come to a conclusion. And then there’s that promised review of Thrice’s “Alchemy Index” quadruple disc set - I have not forgotten about that.

To close this post though, I’m ending with Scripture, which is rare for me, as I’m of the opinion that God has enough “messengers” out there disseminating/distilling/dismantling some level of His truth, but I’m always brought back to the one integral maxim of Transcendr, that there is Something out there that is bigger than me. This is a message. And so, to quote a VERY wise man:

“Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them’; before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look through the windows are dimmed, and the doors on the street are shut—when the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low— they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets— before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity. Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.” - King Solomon, written in the 12 Chapter of Ecclesiastes.

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