The fate of man

The fate of man

she said ₁
life is an evil thing ₂
entirely composed of pain ₃
rats live—on no—evil star ₄

don't you think it's time you learned to think ₅

so i told her ₆
do you possibly suppose ₇
there is no god in human clothes ₈
and salvation's not to be the fate ₉
while we trip toward the one blind date ₁₀
let's weigh the possibility ₁₁
we're alone and eyes do see ₁₂
and all accounts are settled here ₁₃
and fair is fair is fair is clear ₁₄

don't you think it's time you learned to think—rats live... ₁₅
it's nothing personal but ₁₆
it's just a question ₁₇

i have no more drama for you ₁₈
you took it all ₁₉
i have no more karma with you ₂₀
you used it all ₂₁
i have no more feeling for you ₂₂
it's all spent ₂₃
i have no more brotherhood with you ₂₄
you're all bent ₂₅

† so now i'm saying... the fate of man is man ₂₆
and now i'm crying... the fate of man is man ₂₇
now i rejoice... the fate of man is man ₂₈
why must you become what i hate? ₂₉

don't you think it's time you learned to think—rats live... ₃₀

you said, ₃₁
life was an evil thing ₃₂
entirely encompassing pain ₃₃
how dare you be surprised? ₃₄

† so now i'm saying... the fate of man is man ₃₅
and now i'm crying... the fate of man is man ₃₆
now i rejoice... the fate of man is man ₃₇

you finally put me on the shelf ₃₈
congratulations are in order ₃₉
i have no more nothing for myself ₄₀
you should have been more careful ₄₁
just what you wished for ₄₂
because what you'll be left with is yourself, nothing more ₄₃

so now i'm saying... the fate of man is man ₄₄
and now i'm crying... the fate of man is man ₄₅
now i'm going... the fate of man is man ₄₆
“your indiscretion bores me” ₄₇
is man ₄₈
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