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[Nadir]

i blended in with the world
as it was felt by those
who felt most at home within it
i put the beast on a leash
and disappeared into the crowds

oh, you who do not observe
who see everything as either fact or fiction
i am the grey
the confused chameleon
who feels destroyed by judgement
as it penetrates every pore in my body
i am the traitor
who does not readily express his opinion
but stays silent and observes
not like a spy
but one who wants to fit in

do you want to know
how i can go to a bar and a mosque
and still take all the
bullets labelled 'hypocrisy'
let me tell you

those who do not reveal
are on the fence
those who reserve
believe it common sense

sunlight opened up my eyes
she said, where are we going
the woman in the red dress
the godless temptress
she smiled at me
and told me a truth that stripped me
right down to the whispering bone
words that chilled me like smoke rings
broke my wings like bee stings
gave me vision so clear i cried
come, said she
come and see what the world is really like
the dirt and the filth and the hopeless

whether you're in a tall building
or a mosque in the desert
you will never belong
nor will you ever understand the meaning of
home

[yukapuka]

phenominal!!! the artistry is stunning