Some of them will never pickup a dead bear cub off the road and put it in the trunk of a car. Some of them will never forget that they had a dinner reservation and have to figure out what to do with the bear. Some of them will never leave a dead bear on a bike path in a park like it’s totally normal

The Ground Rat says, “You have squandered the light. You have taken and taken, and given nothing in return. Let the darkness come. Let the cold winds howl across your cities, let the frost claim your fields, and let the night stretch on without end. This is not a prediction. This is a judgment.”

Apropos of nothing, but I can hear a perfectly formed ska version of Ben Folds Five’s ‘Brick’ in my head and it’s not good, but it’s better than a lot of other ska that I have heard.

IT WENT LIKE THIS THE BUILDINGS TUMBLED IN ON THEMSELVES MOTHERS CLUTCHING BABIES PICK THROUGH THE RUBBLE &PULLED OUT THEIR HAIR THE SKYLINE WAS BEAUTIFUL ON FIRE ALL TWISTED METAL STRETCHING UPWARDS EVERYTHING WASHED IN A THIN ORANGE HAZE I SAID KISS ME YOURE BEAUTIFUL THESE ARE TRULY THE LAST DAYS

THE CARS ON FIRE & THERES NO DRIVER AT THE WHEEL & THE SEWERS ARE ALL MUDDLED WITH A THOUSAND LONELY SUICIDES & THE DARK WIND BLOWS. THE GOVERNMENT IS CORRUPT & WE’RE ON SO MANY DRUGS WITH THE RADIO & THE CURTAINS DRAWN. WE’RE TRAPPED IN THE BELLY OF THIS HORRIBLE MACHINE…