CXXIV

THE DALAI LAMA SAID
THE DALAI LAMA SAID
THE DALAI LAMA SAID

I'M WATCHING THESE TIBET DOCUMENTARIES VERY OFTEN
IT'S MY FAVOURITE COUNTRY
THE SECOND MOST  FREQUENT TOPIC I'M WATCHING
THE FIRST MOST FREQUENT TOPIC I'M WATCHING IS PORNOGRAPHY
AND THERE IS ALSO THE MUSIC BUT THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION

PORNOGRAPHY AND ROCK AND ROLL AND TIBET
THIS IS THE REAL SEQUENCE OF IT
AND THEY DON'T FORM A TRINITY
ANYHOW I TRY - I'M TRYING IT

BUT THE DALAI LAMA SAYS
THAT WHEN YOU REACH BUDDHAHOOD
WHEN YOU BECOME THE BUDDHA - THE TOTAL ENLIGHTENMENT
YOU'LL DON'T HAVE TO DO NOTHING

HE SAYS, THE DALAI LAMA
THAT WHEN YOU REACHED BUDDHAHOOD
IT'S VERY HARD WORK  VERY HARD WAY
LOTS OF WORK TO REACH IT
BUT WHEN YOU REACHED IT
AFTER IT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO NOTHING

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AND I REALIZED - MANY THINGS I REALIZED RECENTLY
BY LONG CONTEMPLATIONS ABOUT MYSELF
BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET TO KNOW MYSELF, RIGHT
THAT'S THE MAIN TASK
GET TO KNOW YOURSELF - EVERYTHING ELSE IS SECONDARY

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SPENDING ALL MY TIME ON
INSTEAD OF MAKING ANY MONEY OR SOMETHING 
OR SOMETHING USEFUL
I'M GETTING TO KNOW MYSELF LIKE A DISCIPLE

I'M GETTING TO KNOW MYSELF AND I UNDERSTOOD ONE THING
CHRIST IS THE OPPOSITE TO THE BUDDHA
VAINLY YOU SAY HE WAS A BUDDHIST MONK
AND JUST WENT HOME TO PLAY DOWN THIS THEATRE OF TRAGEDY 
FOR THE PEOPLE- BUT HE LEARNED IT FROM THE BUDDHA

BUT IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ATTITUDE
THE CHRIST'S PERFORMANCE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT
THEN THE BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS

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PROBABLY EXACTLY BECAUSE OF THIS  OPPOSITE IMPRINT WHAT I HAVE
THAT I'M NOT BORN UNDER THE SPIRIT OF THE BUDDHA
NOT LITTLE BUDDHAS WERE ON MY WALL BUT CROSSES
IN MY CHILDHOOD - I MEAN, I SAW CROSSES IN MY CHILDHOOD
(A CATHOLIC BOY)
GREW UP AMONGST CROSSES OF COURSE
SO THAT INFLUENCED ME A LOT PROBABLY
THIS BODY HANGING ON THE CROSS
THIS BLOODY IMAGE WHAT WE CONSIDER DIVINE
I'M INFLUENCED BY THIS DEFEAT IMPRINT

I LIKE TO BE DEFEATED RATHER THAN TO DO SOMETHING

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I'M LIVING IN THIS COMPLETE CONFUSION IN THE BARDO
I HAVE ALL THESE ALIASES AROUND ME
AT THE SAME TIME I'M NOT EXISTING
I'M A NONENTITY IN A LARGE NUMBER OF ALIASES
WHICH IS A MIND-BOGGLING EXPERIENCE

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I NEVER WANTED TO GET TO KNOW MYSELF
I WOULD SUGGEST: DON'T
DON'T GET TO KNOW YOURSELF
IT LEADS TO HELL

AND I'M SO ASHAMED THAT I'M TRYING TO REACH OBLIVION
WHEN THE CATASTROPHE IS RAVING

I'M A VERY SPECIAL CASE
IN A VERY SPECIAL DIMENSION
AND I THINK YOU CAN LEARN FROM IT

OH IT'S NOT DHARMA
JUST THE CONTRARY  JUST THE CONTRARY

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IT'S VERY HARD TO SING ANYTHING
WHEN YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO SCREAM
YOU JUST WANT TO SCREAM
LIKE ON A ROCK'N'ROLL STAGE
YOU JUST WANT TO SCREAM
BUT YOU CAN'T SCREAM ALONE  ALONE
YOU CAN'T SCREAM ALONE  ALONE

YOU MUST SING SOMETHING
YOU MUST SING A MELODY
YOU MUST DO SOMETHING

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IN 1984
I USED TO GO UNDER A RAILROAD BRIDGE
EVERY AFTERNOON WHEN I KNEW THE TRAIN COMES
AND SCREAMED - LIKE THE PAINTING
JUST SCREAMED
NOT BEFORE THE TRAIN - BENEATH THE TRAIN
BENEATH THE BRIDGE 
NOBODY HEARD IT OR SAW IT

THAT WAS 1984
I SCREAMED THE ENTIRE YEAR AWAY

IT'S NEVER BEEN VERY GOOD
MY LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN VERY HAPPY

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WITH THE GET TO KNOW YOURSELF
SO I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST NOT TO

I HAVE REALLY GONE TO THE DEPTH OF IT
AND I KNOW  I'VE SEEN  I LEARNED  I UNDERSTOOD
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THERE
THERE IS  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THERE

THERE IS AN EGO THERE AND YOU HAVE TO KILL IT
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DESCEND SO DEEP FOR IT
THERE IS A DIRECT WAY TO KILL EGO
DON'T HAVE TO GET TO KNOW YOURSELF FOR IT
JUST A FEW RULES TO FOLLOW

I'M OFFERING A LOT OF RULES ABOUT EGO KILLING
I'M AN EGO KILLER
EGO HAS SEVEN HEADS
SO YOU KNOW WHAT TO COMPARE IT TO
THE SEVEN-HEADED EGO

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SO THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN STEAD OF GETTING TO KNOW YOURSELF
SAYS THE ANTI-BUDDHA
AND ANTI-PYTHAGORAS OF COURSE AS WELL
THE ANTI ANTI ANTI SAYS IT

888 IS THREE TIMES ANTI
IT'S THE ANTI ANTI ANTI
THE ANTI ANTI-ANTI
THE ANTI-ANTI ANTI
THREE TIMES ANTITHETIC

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DON'T MAKE ME JUMP 
DON'T MAKE ME JUMP
DON'T MAKE ME JUMP

LET ME DANCE - PLEASE LET ME DANCE INSTEAD
PLEASE LET ME DANCE - DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC
OSSSH

I DON'T WANNA JUMP
LET ME DANCE INSTEAD
LET ME DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC
AND SING A SONG

YOU CANNOT LIVE ON
WHEN YOU SEE THE DARKNESS OF THE SUBDIVINE
YOU HAVE TO FORGET ABOUT YOURSELF

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DON'T BELIEVE HIM  DON'T BELIEVE HIM
HE'S A LIAR - HE IS A DOUBLE LIAR
AND HE SAYS: FORGET YOURSELF
DON'T GET TO KNOW YOURSELF, NO
JUST FORGET ABOUT IT

TRUST THE INSTINCTS
THE INSTINCTS AND THE INTELLIGENCE WILL SAVE YOU

BE A ROBOT - JUST A ROBOT

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HOW CAN YOU EXIST WHEN YOU RUN WITH THE CLOCK
WE JUST RUN WITH THE CLOCK
AND YOU CAN JUDGE PEOPLE FROM THIS ONE GESTURE
AS ONE LOOKS AT HIS WATCH - THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR WATCH
THAT'S THE MOMENT OF CONSCIOUSNESS
THE SUPERMOMENT OF CONSCIOUSNESS
WITH A SIMPLE GESTURE OF WORSHIPPING TIME

TIME IS ALL AND EVERYTHING

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I THOUGHT ONCE I WOULD JUST PUT ON THE CAMERA AND SCREAM
TO SHOW THE TRUTH
BUT YOU KNOW THE TRUTH IS SO BLOODY UGLY
DAMNED YOU ARE IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR IT

NO IT WON'T SET YOU FREE
IT'S A NICE STATEMENT YES - BUT I TELL YOU THE TRUTH
THE TRUTH WON'T SET YOU FREE

THE TRUTH IS UGLY
EVERY TRUTH IS UGLY

BELIEVE THERE IS NONE
IN THE NAME OF THE ANTIBUDDHA

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ALL THE GODS ARE GREAT - I'VE GOT NOTHING AGAINST THEM
ATHEISM ACCEPTS EVERY GOD 
HEY - ATHEISM ACCEPTS EVERYTHING

AND ODIN - WHERE IS ODIN
ODIN IS NOT AS GREAT, NOT A WORLD-RELIGION
AND THERE'S ALSO THIS QUETZALCOTL
QUETZALCOTL I FEAR THE MOST
I FEAR THAT THE MOST - I FEAR ALL OF THEM A LITTLE BIT
BUT THIS QUETZALCOTL  THAT'S MY NIGHTMARE

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THE BUDDHA IS ALRIGHT
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG BUDDHA
THE OLD FAT BUDDHA IS A STRANGE IMAGE
THAT'S THE MAIN BUDDHA IMAGE - NOT THE YOUNG BUDDHA
BECAUSE HE GREW OLD AND DIED OF FOOD POISONING
THE BUDDHA

HE WAS A VERY UGLY FAT MAN GRINNING
IT'S NOT A NICER IMAGE THAN THE BODY HANGING
IT'S OUTRAGEOUS IMAGE FOR A DIVINITY
IT'S AS OUTRAGEOUS REALLY - HEY HEY

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SHAKING ASS BRINGS IN A LOT OF MONEY
HOW DIFFERENT IT WOULD BE IF I COULD DO IT
IF I COULD DO IT FOR MONEY
ANUS DEI - AND THE ANUS DEI
THE ANUS DEI  ANUS DEI
ANUS DEI  THE ANUS DEI
ANUS DEI

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GET RHYTHM
GET RHYTHM DARLING
GET THE RHYTHM PLEASE

HOW CAN YOU IMAGINE A MIND
THAT CANNOT CHOOSE 
BETWEEN A FREE WOMAN AND A MALE IN SHACKLES
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE

BECAUSE I CAN'T CHOOSE IT
SOMETHING DOESN'T LET ME CHOOSE IT

AND IF I'M FINALLY FORCED TO BEND ONE SIDE
I'M GOING TO THE OTHER SIDE
YEAH THE MAN IN SHACKLES
THAT'S WHERE I AM
I'M IN A MAN IN SHACKLES
I LIVE IN A MAN IN SHACKLES

THAT'S THE MARRIAGE WITHIN

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SO REALITY IS
THAT FOUR SOLDIERS WHO KILLED IRAQI CIVILIANS
THEY SAY IT'S CIVILIANS
ACTUALLY IT WAS SELF-DEFENCE
IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY PARANOID STATE 
WHAT A WARZONE MIGHT CREATE
I CAN'T EVEN FIGURE IT

I'M LIVING IN A WARZONE BUT IT'S MY OWN WARZONE
INSULTS IN THE STREET THAT'S MY WARZONE
PERMANENT WARFARE, YES, BUT IT'S INDIVIDUAL
THAT DOESN'T COUNT ON ANY SCALE, DOES IT

THESE ARE REAL SOLDIERS HERE - FOUR OF THEM
OPENED FIRE IN BAGHDAD ON MISSION
THE POINT IS THAT THEY ARE NOT SOLDIERS ACTUALLY
BUT SOME KIND OF SUPERVISOR AIDS WORKERS
I DON'T CLEARLY UNDERSTAND 
WHAT IS THAT FUNCTION WHAT THEY HAVE THERE
SO THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN CARRY A GUN
ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES THEM WITH IT
BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO CARRY IT
LET ALONE USE IT
ONLY IN CASE OF SELF-DEFENCE

AND THEY SAY THIS WAS NOT SELF-DEFENCE
BUT HYSTERICAL SADISTIC REACTION
THAT THEY FELT THEMSELVES AMBUSHED
IT WASN'T LIKE HEY PAL LET'S KILL SOME IRAQIS BEFORE LUNCH BREAK
THEY FELT AMBUSHED AND THEY SHOT THE ENEMY

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BEFORE YOU HAD THE RIGHT IN A WAR
IN THE EASTERN CONFLICT  
NATIONHOOD TOTALLY TRANSFORMED INTO CHAOS
IT'S NOT THE NATION THE ENEMY
BUT THE DIFFERENT FRAGMENTATIONS OF IT

THE CONCEPT OF HINTERLAND 
HAS BEEN ERASED WITH THE SECOND WORLD WAR
AND HERE IS THE THIRD WORLD WAR
WHICH IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT OF ANYTHING WE HAVE EVER IMAGINED
APOCALYPTICALLY DIFFERENT

WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THIRD WORLD WAR HAS TO BE GLOBAL
IT'S NOT ENOUGH RUSSIA AND AMERICA
NOT TWO CONTINENTS - IT HAS TO BE GLOBAL
WHEN THERE WAS THE DUALITY OF THE POLAR WAR
SACRED TIME OF OUR GENERATION

THESE SOLDIERS - FOUR OF THEM
THEY ACTED TOGETHER
ONE OF THEM STARTED IT - THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO STARTS IT
SO THAT ONE IS SENTENCED FOR LIFE IN PRISON
FOR KILLING THE ENEMY AT WAR

THESE FOUR PEOPLE ARE SENTENCED TO DOZENS OF YEARS
FOR NOTHING ELSE BUT DOING THEIR DUTY
THAT'S THE NEW MILITARY RULE DECLARED WITH THIS SENTENCE

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AND THE ISLAMIC STATE DESTROYS THESE ANCIENT MONUMENTS NOW
AND EVERYONE IS SO OUTRAGED
HOW THEY CAN DO THIS?
THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE PAST?

IT WAS THE OSP WHO DECLARED THE WAR ON THE PAST
SO WHAT IS IT - THESE ARE THE NEW FUTURE PEOPLE?
SOMETHING HAS TURNED OVER ON THE WAY

THE TRAIN OF EVOLUTION HAS BEEN FATALLY DERAILED

"WHAT DO YOU WANT - FREEDOM
WHEN DO YOU WANT IT - NOW"

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IF I COULD BRING PEOPLE OUT OF PRISON
IF I HAD A SQUAD LIKE THE CRIMINALS DO
WELL AT LEAST I KNOW WHO SHOULD BE THE FIRST
AT LEAST I KNOW THAT MUCH

THAT THEY USED THEIR GUNS - THAT'S THEIR CRIME
AND PERFECTLY SANE - THAT'S THE MAJOR PROBLEM
THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN PERFECTLY SANE
OF COURSE, THAT'S WHY THEY COULD BE SENTENCED
SO SANITY IS NOW IMPRISONED

AND THE OTHER BIG REPULSION IS
THAT THEY SHOWED NO REMORSE
IF THEY LIE REMORSE THEY SAY WE ARE SORRY FOR THE NINE YEAR OLD CHILD
FATHER COME TO WITNESS TO PROJECT HIS NINE YEAR OLD CHILD
KILLED BY THESE AMERICAN BASTARDS

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ENEMY TERRITORY WARZONE - ENEMY PEOPLE
IT'S THE PEOPLE  IT'S THE PEOPLE
THE ENEMY IS THE PEOPLE
THEY ARE NOW UNDER CAMOUFLAGE OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS
TOTALLY TRIBAL - WENT DOWN TO THE SMALLEST TRIBES
THE ANTIUNION - THE PERFECT DISPERSION OF UNITY
OF COURSE IT'S ARABIA - IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE HARDEST TO CREATE 
LAWRENCE COULDN'T SOLVE THIS PROBLEM -

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SO THE OSP IS TO SEND OUT TO THEIR FAMILIES
THE GREATEST SYMPATHY FOR THIS HORRENDOUS INJUSTICE
WHAT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT HAS IMPOSED
WITH THE HELP OF THE JUDGES

AND THE AIR-RAID BOMBING -THOSE PILOTS WHO BOMB THE CIVILIANS
THEY ARE NOT PUT INTO PRISON
NOT WITH MACHINE GUN BUT FROM ABOVE
IT'S NOT CLOSE ENCOUNTER

THESE FOUR TROOPERS TAKE UPON THEMSELVES
THE CRIME OF THE GOVERNMENT
DOUBLE CRIME OF THE GOVERNMENT

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SO THEY SENTENCE THE CHINESE HOUSE OWNER
BECAUSE HE SHOOTS THE INTRUDER INTO HIS GARAGE
AND PUT IN PRISON SOLDIERS WHO ACT ON DUTY
THIS IS INVERTED ENOUGH BY NOW
I DON'T THINK IT CAN BE MORE INVERTED
LET'S FACE IT

"NEVER GO NEVER LET ME GO
NEVER GO NEVER LET ME GO"

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IT'S ABSOLUTELY DISASTROUS  
HOW THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
IS CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
BECAUSE HE SINGLE-HANDEDLY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, RIGHT

THAT'S WHY YOU ELECT A PRESIDENT
TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING  EVERYTHING
THAT'S WHAT PRESIDENTS ARE FOR

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I WANNA BE A CONTRADICTATOR
THIS DADAIST PROPHET I WANNA BE
THE CONTRADICTATOR  THE CONTRADICTATOR

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THE CHRIST AND THE BUDDHA
MY FAVOURITE COUPLE
WERE CONTRADICTING THEMSELVES
EVERYONE CONTRADICTS TO HIMSELF
TO HIMSELF EVERYONE CONTRADICTS

THERE ARE GOOD THEORIES  BUT TO HIMSELF
EVEN EINSTEIN WOULD CONTRADICT TO HIMSELF

WHAT YOU DO TO YOURSELF
THAT'S THE IMPORTANT
NOTHING ELSE

WHAT TO DO TO YOURSELF - THAT'S THE ONLY IMPORTANT
WHAT TO TELL TO YOURSELF
WHAT TO LIE TO YOURSELF
IF YOU WANT YOU LIE TO YOURSELF
WHAT YOU LIE TO YOURSELF
THAT'S THE TEST ABOUT

'SPIEL!

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SO DON'T LOOK FOR LOGOS
DON'T LOOK FOR LOGOS
THERE IS NO LOGOS 
LOGOS HAS DIED
CHAOS BURIED IT
REQUIESCAT IN PACE

JUST KEEP IT ON MIND: DON'T GET TO KNOW YOURSELF