Cue the Sun - Forgive Durden

It starts with a canvas

A starchy, blinding white

Then comes the flash of illumination

And the tools to record the plight

So I begin drowning the surface

With a swamp of acrylic swirls

I’ll get it right this time

This time it will last

Look at the world I’ve created

Watch it as it turns like a top

From the oceans and tides

To the clouds and blue skies

It’s more than you could ever

Dream to afford

It ends with a loose thread

And a curious hand

Like a boy who stumbles upon

His father’s gun

It’s housed in a sock drawer

Next to cigarettes and cheap porn

He loads the chamber with

One destined shot

His father always regrets

He left the safety off

Look at the world I’ve created

Watch it as it turns like a top

From the oceans and tides

To the clouds and blue skies

It’s more than you could ever

Dream

Look at the world I’ve created

Watch it as it turns like a top

From the malls and estates

To the smoke stacks and freeways

It’s much more than you could afford

You’ve wasted this gift

Of beauty and science

And now my voice won’t be ignored

I’ll pull back the blinds

And open all your eyes

Let the sun drown you all