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Enlightened Minds: The Past, The Present, The Future


Enlightened Minds of The Past News is no longer news Empty storage of big name who's Who's wearing this Who's dating what Who did who just kiss Who wore it best doing that strut No one cares about You Or Him, Her, or Us You'd be on the news if you were a Who who cares about the homicide on the bus The Idols we all need The minds of such like Socrates Kim Kardashian's advice you need not heed Do you even know the true beauty of a tree Nature is our GrandMother Media our Friend I wonder if we'll ever think like The Past again Enlightened Minds of the Present Respect your Elders You forgot your Manners Behind your iPhone this young generation takes shelter Times have changed I'm not dressing like a whore Oh my God grandpa you're such a bore Who cares about some dumb old war I don't care about this country you fought for I have someplace to be And yes I do know the true beauty of a tree I learned, I think, that we need it to breathe Who cares about the seasons change Or how the colors of the leaves get rearranged If you die will you leave me some money in your will No grandpa I dont want to know how many men you/ve killed Enlightened Minds of The Future No one knows me some are scared I'm like the dark you don't know whats in there I'm good and bad all in one I can bring chaos or I can bring fun Or better yet I can do both instead of one The world is changing and yes thats true But who's to say what generation had it right, its not me or you History is History and yes we ought to learn But if we dwell on the past then we're sure to burn Rome and Greece have fallen Once great civilizations But whose to say USA will never again be a great nation The Future may be scary and yes that is true But who better to embrace it with together than me, and you
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