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"The Genius of the Crowd" ft Martyn Jacques (Tiger Lillies)

from BUKOWSKI: POEMS OF A DIRTY OLD MAN by Opera Chaotique

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lyrics

there is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average
human being to supply any given army on any given day



and the best at murder are those who preach against it

and the best at hate are those who preach love

and the best at war finally are those who preach peace


those who preach god, need god

those who preach peace do not have peace

those who preach peace do not have love



beware the preachers

beware the knowers

beware those who are always reading books

beware those who either detest poverty

or are proud of it

beware those quick to praise
 for they need praise in return

beware those who are quick to censor

they are afraid of what they do not know

beware those who seek constant crowds for

they are nothing alone

beware the average man the average woman

beware their love, their love is average 
seeks average


but there is genius in their hatred 
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you

to kill anybody

not wanting solitude 
not understanding (it) solitude

they will attempt to destroy anything
t hat differs from their own

not being able to create art

they will not understand art

they will consider their failure as creators
 only as a failure of the world

not being able to love fully
 they will believe your love incomplete

and then they will hate you

and their hatred will be perfect


like a shining diamond
like a knife like a mountain

like a tiger like hemlock

their finest art

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from BUKOWSKI: POEMS OF A DIRTY OLD MAN, released August 16, 2014

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