Lyrics Be Present (live at Catalyst Atlanta 2011) - Propaganda
So
I
tend
to
think
of
life
in
terns
of
movie
clips,
or
tweetable
moments
Somehow
I've
convinced
myself
they
last
longer
that
way
I
was
proved
wrong
when
wife
called
my
phone
as
fmy
black
wife,
I
thought
it
was
funny,
we
giggled,
now
single
men
take
notes
Now
I'm
no
expert,
but
I
don't
think
she
was
kidding,
She
talked
about
some
other
stuff
which
I
really
don't
remember,
I
was
too
busy
in
my
head
composing
a
Tweet
where
I
would
quote
her
with
some
sort
of
cleaver
hastag
About
marriage
and
about
how
much
I
love
her
To
be
paying
attention
to
her
at
that
moment,
I
think
what
snapped
me
back
was
the
silence
which
Indicated
I
was
supposed
to
have
some
sort
of
response
to
whatever
she
was
talking
about
I
told
my
father
that
story
in
hopes
to
get
a
little
sympathy
My
father,
Civil
rights
and
Vietnam
war
vet,
Hopelessly
charming
On
his
fourth
marriage,
Father
Rather
than
the
customary
nod
that
men
give
each
other
when
they
understand,
he
Proceeded
to
tell
me
why
He
failed
as
my
mothers
husband
He
said
it
was
the
same
reason
half
of
his
platoon
died
in
Vietnam,
And
the
same
reason
you
are
deathly
afraid
of
your
daughter
becoming
a
teenager
Son,
you
can't
hear
past
the
explosions,
either
the
ones
that
already
happened
or
the
ones
You
anticipate
See
the
former,
paralyzes,
Living
life
in
the
rear
view
mirror
driving
full
speed
across
traffic
into
the
center
divider
So
shell
shocked
you
too
stupid
to
duck
when
bullets
are
flying
Or
the
latter
Your
life
a
game
of
capture
the
flag
So
focused
on
the
finish
line,
you
stepped
right
on
a
land
mine
You
so
ready
to
attack
the
day,
Frustrated
because
you
cant
find
your
keys
Focused
on
the
meetings
you're
finna
miss
And
the
traffic
you
finna
sit
in
to
realize
the
you
been
holding
your
keys
the
whole
time
Slow
down
You
have
been
hypnotized
by
the
possibility
Son,
I
couldn't
hear
past
the
bombs,
The
first
one
didn't
kill
me
and
the
second
one
ain't
even
happened
Yet
it
ended
our
family
He
told
me
a
love
story,
Of
a
woman
born
before
him
He
said
I
new
her
before
and
at
the
moment
of
conception,
Their
was
an
eternal
connection,
And
although
I
didn't
know
it
then
Id
fight
for
her
affection
It's
this
war
we
been
waging
since
day
one
of
creation
And
only
when
you
lose
her
do
you
learn
to
appreciate
her,
like
even
When
Im
with
her,
Im
itching
to
get
rid
of
her
And
she
only
gives
you
one
shot,
blow
it
and
she's
gone
And
I
took
advantage
of
her
Thats
why
Im
telling
you
this,
Son,
you
can't
rusher
or
slow
her
down,
you
better
keep
here
on
her
side
She
will
slip
through
your
fingers,
Like
sand
her
name
is
Time
And
she
told
me
a
secret
She
said
multitasking
is
a
myth
you
aint
doin'anything
good
just
everything
awful
And
she
begged
me
to
stop
stretching
her
thin
and
stuffing
her
full,
and
stop
being
so
concerned
With
the
old
her
and
future
her,
but
love
her
now
Her
presence
is
Gods
present,
and
you
should
be
that,
present
So
I
guess
you
could
say
Well
I
guess
I
could
say
I've
been
through
a
divorce
now
Me
and
my
phone
are
no
longer
married
I
think
I'm
ready
to
be
here
now
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