Untitled (Toronto Ontario Canada), 2010

In the machine they know god’s will,

know what to buy and when to sell,

Who to ignore and who to jail,

Wait for rapture, leave you in hell.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

Can’t be right, can’t be wrong, in the song.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

There’s no help, there’s no harm, in the song.

A rampant cell, a hardened heart,

A weakened vein, a vagrant clot,

A burbling wheeze, gob in the throat,

Forgetful plaque, eager to rot.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

It’s not cold, it’s not warm, in the song.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

Not yet dusk, not yet dawn, in the song.

Gun to the head, cord round the neck,

Leap off the ledge, step on the track,

Bottle of pills, slit in the bath,

Hose in the car, swerve to the left.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

Nothing short, nothing long, in the song.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

Never here, never gone, in the song.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

Don’t rebel, don’t belong, in the song.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

Not a soul, not alone, in the song.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

Wake the dead, not a sound, in the song.

Stay in the song, safe in the song,

Dead and gone, on and on, in the song.

This song is about the series but not about any particular object in the series.