If you will look out the window on the starboard or right side of the plane, you will see a food service worker, or unionized serf, impersonating the Statue of Liberty. In place of her torch, you will see a glass of O.J. In place of her "tabula ansata" which is inscribed with the date of "The United States' Declaration of Independence" and represents due process of law is a menu emblazoned with the words "Breakfast in America" and represents chew process of jaw and consumerism:
Child Of Vision
Supertramp
Supertramp
Well, who do you think you're foolin'?
You say you're havin' fun,
But you're busy going nowhere,
Just lying in the sun.
You tried to be a hero,
Commit the perfect crime.
But the dollar got you dancing,
And you're running out of time.
You're messin' up the water,
and you're rolling in the wine.
You're poisoning your body,
and you're poisoning your mind.
You gave me coca-cola.
You said it tasted good.
You watch the television.
'Cos it tells you that you should.
How can you live in this way?
-(Why do you think it's so strange?)
You must have something to say.
-(Tell me why should I change?)
There must be more than this life.
It's time we did something right.
(I say)
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
I've heard it all before.
You're saying nothing new.
I thought I saw a rainbow,
But I guess it wasn't true.
You cannot make me listen,
And I cannot make you hear.
So You find your way to heaven,
And I'll meet you when you're there.
How can you live in this way?
-(Why do you think it's so strange?)
You must have something to say.
-(Tell me why should I change ?)
We have no reason to fight,
'cos we both know that we're right.
(I say)
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
You say you're havin' fun,
But you're busy going nowhere,
Just lying in the sun.
You tried to be a hero,
Commit the perfect crime.
But the dollar got you dancing,
And you're running out of time.
You're messin' up the water,
and you're rolling in the wine.
You're poisoning your body,
and you're poisoning your mind.
You gave me coca-cola.
You said it tasted good.
You watch the television.
'Cos it tells you that you should.
How can you live in this way?
-(Why do you think it's so strange?)
You must have something to say.
-(Tell me why should I change?)
There must be more than this life.
It's time we did something right.
(I say)
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
I've heard it all before.
You're saying nothing new.
I thought I saw a rainbow,
But I guess it wasn't true.
You cannot make me listen,
And I cannot make you hear.
So You find your way to heaven,
And I'll meet you when you're there.
How can you live in this way?
-(Why do you think it's so strange?)
You must have something to say.
-(Tell me why should I change ?)
We have no reason to fight,
'cos we both know that we're right.
(I say)
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
Breakfast In America
Supertramp
Supertramp
Take a look at my girlfriend
Cos She's the only one I've gotNot much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo 'cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They've got to have them in Texas
Because everyone's a millionaire
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I'm a loser, what a joker
I'm playing my jokes upon you
While there's nothing better to do
Don't you look at my girlfriend
For She's the only one I got
Well Not much of a girlfriend
But Never seem to get a lot
What you got? Not a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do
Directly behind the glass of O.J. are stacked items resembling the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. "Take a jumbo 'cross the water", indeed. Unfortunately, nineteen adherents to the religion that defines the non-Islamic world as Dar al-Harb did precisely that. Except that they hijacked and flew them into the Twin Towers in an attack employing improvised weapons of mass destruction.
The Washington Post reported on 30 March 2006: "Jurors asked the judge in the death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui today to define the term 'weapons of mass destruction' and were told it includes airplanes used as missiles". Moussaoui was indicted and tried for the use of airplanes as WMD.
To continue to deter in an era of strategic nuclear equivalence, it is necessary to have nuclear (as well as conventional) forces such that in considering aggression against our interests any adversary would recognize that no plausible outcome would represent a victory or any plausible definition of victory. To this end and so as to preserve the possibility of bargaining effectively to terminate the war on acceptable terms that are as favorable as practical, if deterrence fails initially, we must be capable of fighting successfully so that the adversary would not achieve his war aims and would suffer costs that are unacceptable, or in any event greater than his gains, from having initiated an attack.
– President Jimmy Carter in 1980, Presidential Directive 59, Nuclear Weapons Employment Policy
Getting back to the subject of a unionized serf supplanting the icon of American liberty, let's peruse the menu:
Just Another Nervous Wreck
The Logical Song
Songwriters: Davies, R; Hodgson, R;
When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily
Joyfully, playfully watching me
But then they send me away
To teach me how to be sensible
Logical, responsible, practical
And then they showed me a world
Where I could be so dependable
Clinical, intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep for such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am
(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/s/supertramp-lyrics/the-logical-song-lyrics.html)
I say, "Now what would you say for they calling you a radical
Liberal, fanatical, criminal?"
Won't you sign up your name? We'd like to feel you're
Acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable
Oh, ch-ch-check it out yeah
At night when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep for such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am
Who I am, who I am, who I am
'Coz I'm feeling so illogical
D-d-digital
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Unbelievable
B-b-bloody marvelous
Take The Long Way Home
Songwriters: Davies, R; Hodgson, R;
I'm feeling so alone now
They cut the telephone uh huh
Yeah my life is just a mess
I threw it all away now
I could have made a fortune
I lost the craving for success
And as the acrobats they tumble
So the corn begins to crumble
While in the mirror
She admires a brand new dress
Live on the second floor now
They're trying to bust the door down
Soon I'll have a new address
So much for liberation
They'll have a celebration
Yeah I've been under too much stress
And as the cloud begin to rumble
So the juggler makes his fumble
And the sun upon my wall is getting less
Don't, give a damn
Fight, while you can
Kill, shoot 'em up
They'll run amuck
Shout, Judas
Loud, they'll hear us
Soldier, sailor
They'll run for cover when they discover
Everyone's a nervous wreck now
I used to think she was so nimble
Would have bought her as symbol
But now I can't afford the pen to sign her checks
Don't give a damn............................
They'll run for cover when they discover
Everyone's a nervous wreck now
Life's just a bummer they got your number
We'll give as good as we get now
Rise from the gutter, stick with each other
We'll drive 'em over the edge now
They're gonna bleed, that's what they need
We'll get together and blow their cover
We're ready
Yeah we're ready
Yeah we're ready
Sounds like "The Coming Insurrection", don't it?
And in denial of the coming Resurrection,
Jesus Christ being the "Stranger"
with a different "point of view"
and in search of Paradise:
(Immanentizing the Christian Eschaton or divine judgment and hell fire: "Feel no sorrow, feel no shame Come tomorrow, feel no pain" )
Goodbye Stranger
Supertramp
It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn
And I really have enjoyed my stay
But I must be moving on
Like a king without a castle
Like a queen without a throne
I'm an early morning lover
And I must be moving on
Now I believe in what you say
As the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
Like a ship without an anchor
Like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies
Sends a shiver through my veins
And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
(Goodbye stranger it's been nice)
(Hope you find your paradise)
(Tried to see your point of view)
(Hope your dreams will all come true)
(Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane)
(Will we ever meet again)
(Feel no sorrow, feel no shame)
(Come tomorrow, feel no pain)
Sweet devotion, (Goodbye Mary)
It's not for me (Goodbye Jane)
Just give me motion, (Will we ever)
To set me free (meet again)
Land in the ocean, (Feel no sorrow)
Far away (feel no shame)
By my chosen (Come tomorrow)
Every day (feel no pain)
So Goodbye Mary, (Goodbye Mary)
Goodbye Jane (Goodbye Jane)
Will we ever (Will we ever)
Meet again (meet again)
Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well
You can laugh at my behavior
That'll never bother me
Say the devil is my savior
But I don't pay no heed
And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
(Goodbye stranger it's been nice)
(Hope you find your paradise)
(Tried to see your point of view)
(Hope your dreams will all come true)
(Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane)
(Will we ever meet again)
(Feel no sorrow, feel no shame)
(Come tomorrow, feel no pain)
Sweet devotion, (Goodbye Mary)
It's not for me (Goodbye Jane)
Just give me motion, (Will we ever)
To set me free (meet again)
Land in the ocean, (Feel no sorrow)
Far away (feel no shame)
By my chosen, (Come tomorrow)
Every day (feel no pain)
Now I'm leaving, (Goodbye Mary)
Got to go, (Goodbye Jane)
Hit the road (Will we ever)
I'm sayin' once again, (meet again)
oh yes I'm leaving (Feel no sorrow)
Got to go, (feel no shame)
Got to go. (come tomorrow)
I'm sorry another day (feel no pain)
But Goodbye Mary, (Goodbye Mary)
Goodbye Jane (Goodbye Jane)
Will we ever (Will we ever)
Meet again (meet again)
Oh I'm leavin'
I've got to go
...but then there's this:
Lord Is It Mine
Supertramp
I know that there's a reason why I need to be alone
You show me there's a silent place that I can call my own
Is it mine? Oh, Lord is it mine?
You know I get so weary from the battles in this life
and as many times it seems that you're the only hope in sight
Is it mine? Oh, Lord is it mine?
When everything's dark and nothing seems right,
there's nothing to win, and there's no need to fight
I never cease to wonder at the cruelty of this land
but it seems a time of sadness is a time to understand
Is it mine? Oh, Lord is it mine?
When everything's dark and nothing seems right,
You don't have to win, and there's no need to fight
If only I could find a way
to feel your sweetness through the day
The love that shines around me could be mine,
So give us an answer, won't you,
We know what we have to do,
There must be a thousand voices trying to get through.
I know that there's a reason why I need to be alone
You show me there's a silent place that I can call my own
Is it mine? Oh, Lord is it mine?
You know I get so weary from the battles in this life
and as many times it seems that you're the only hope in sight
Is it mine? Oh, Lord is it mine?
When everything's dark and nothing seems right,
there's nothing to win, and there's no need to fight
I never cease to wonder at the cruelty of this land
but it seems a time of sadness is a time to understand
Is it mine? Oh, Lord is it mine?
When everything's dark and nothing seems right,
You don't have to win, and there's no need to fight
If only I could find a way
to feel your sweetness through the day
The love that shines around me could be mine,
So give us an answer, won't you,
We know what we have to do,
There must be a thousand voices trying to get through.
...except it is an "is anybody out there?" kinda prayer:
Hebrews 11
5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
... and if you aren't careful, America may just have you for breakfast:
Gone Hollywood
Supertramp
Supertramp
It's just heartbreaking
I should have known that it would let me down
It's just a mind aching
I used to dream about this town
It was a sight to see
The place to be,
Where the living is easy
And the kicks can always be found
It's such a shame about it
I used to think that it would feel so good
But who's to blame about it
So many creeps in Hollywood
I'm in this dumb motel
Near the 'Taco Bell'
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around
Ain't nothin new in my life today
Ain't nothing true it's all gone away
I've had too much cryin', seen too much grief
I'm sick of tryin' it's beyond belief
I'm tired of talking on the telephone
They're trying to tell me that they're not at home
Ain't nothing new in my life today
I'm tired of walking from place to place
I've yet to come across a friendly face
And now the words sound familiar, as them slam the door
"You're not what we're looking for."
Ain't nothing new in my life today
Ain't nothing true it's all gone away
If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you
It was a heartbreaking
Now I ride in the big fine car
It was mind aching
I'm the talk of the boulevard
So keep your chin up boy
Forget the pain
I know you'll make it
If you try again
There's no use in quitting
When the world is waiting for you
I should have known that it would let me down
It's just a mind aching
I used to dream about this town
It was a sight to see
The place to be,
Where the living is easy
And the kicks can always be found
It's such a shame about it
I used to think that it would feel so good
But who's to blame about it
So many creeps in Hollywood
I'm in this dumb motel
Near the 'Taco Bell'
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around
Ain't nothin new in my life today
Ain't nothing true it's all gone away
I've had too much cryin', seen too much grief
I'm sick of tryin' it's beyond belief
I'm tired of talking on the telephone
They're trying to tell me that they're not at home
Ain't nothing new in my life today
I'm tired of walking from place to place
I've yet to come across a friendly face
And now the words sound familiar, as them slam the door
"You're not what we're looking for."
Ain't nothing new in my life today
Ain't nothing true it's all gone away
If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you
It was a heartbreaking
Now I ride in the big fine car
It was mind aching
I'm the talk of the boulevard
So keep your chin up boy
Forget the pain
I know you'll make it
If you try again
There's no use in quitting
When the world is waiting for you
The Logical Song
Songwriters: Davies, R; Hodgson, R;
When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily
Joyfully, playfully watching me
But then they send me away
To teach me how to be sensible
Logical, responsible, practical
And then they showed me a world
Where I could be so dependable
Clinical, intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep for such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am
(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/s/supertramp-lyrics/the-logical-song-lyrics.html)
I say, "Now what would you say for they calling you a radical
Liberal, fanatical, criminal?"
Won't you sign up your name? We'd like to feel you're
Acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable
Oh, ch-ch-check it out yeah
At night when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep for such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am
Who I am, who I am, who I am
'Coz I'm feeling so illogical
D-d-digital
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Unbelievable
B-b-bloody marvelous
Take The Long Way Home
Songwriters: Davies, R; Hodgson, R;
So you think you're a Romeo
playing a part in a picture-show
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
Cos you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
all the greenery is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the
furniture oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice.
When lonely days turn to lonely nights
you take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home
You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
[ From : http://www.elyrics.net/read/s/supertramp-lyrics/take-the-long-way-home-lyrics.html ]
You take the long way home
Take the long way home
And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable,
unforgettable, how they adore you,
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity,
oh, calamity, is there no way out?
Does it feel that you life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy.
When you look through the years and see what you could
have been oh, what might have been,
if you'd had more time.
So, when the day comes to settle down,
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home...........
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