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,BLACK FLAGS 9 ! W9D
/A9$ ) BLOOD & SUN
,BLACK FLAGS 9 ! SUN
H[L+ ( GLORY 9 ! W9D
,WE NE$ TO RETURN TO ! ORIG9S4 ,TO DR9K AT ! ANCI5T F\NTA9S4
,WE NE$ TO RETURN TO H]OIC AN>*ISM1 TO 9DIVIDUAL1 VIOL5T1 RECKLESS1 POETIC1 DEC5T]+ AUDACITY444
,& WE NE$ TO RETURN ) EV]Y BIT ( \R MOD]N 9/9CT1 EV]Y BIT ( \R NEW CONCEPTION ( LIFE & BEAUTY1 EV]Y BIT ( \R HEAL?Y & LUCID PESSIMISM1 :I* IS NOT R5UNCIATION OR P[]LESSNESS1 BUT A ?RIV+ FL[] ( EXUB]ANT LIFE4 ,WE >E ! TRUE NIHILI/S ( REALITY & ! SPIRITUAL BUILD]S ( IDEAL WORLDS
,WE >E DE/RUCTIVE PHILOSOPH]S & CREATIVE POETS4
,WE WALK 9 ! NIS
9 \R BLAZ+ EYES
,WE WALK444
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,SEV]AL YE>S AGO1 ALL ! E>?'S K+S1 ALL ! WORLD'S TYRANTS CROSS$ ! ?RE%OLD ( TIME1 & -- TURN+ !IR BACKS ON ! DAWN -- CALL$ 9 A GREAT VOICE -- ! T1 ( ?\K5+ ! SUN2 !Y ?REW US BACK 9TO ! D>K NI8
,:O /ILL RECALLS ! W>8
,MU* TIME HAS PASS$ BETWE5 !N & N[1 BUT UPON ?IS WRET*$ YET NOBLE E>?1 F]TILIZ$ ) /]ILE CORPSES & BLOAT$ ) 9F]TILE BLOOD1 NOT A S+LE IDEAL1 VIRG9 FL[]1 MADE ( SPIRITUALITY & PURITY1 /ILL SPR\TS TODAY4
,NO1 ! FL[]S ?AT >E BORN N[ ON ! DRY CLODS ( ?IS E>?1 SO VA9LY BA!D 9 BLOOD1 >E NOT FL[]S ( FL\RI%+ LIFE1 CAPABLE ( GREAT HOPE1 VIRILE /RUGGLE1 VIGOR\S ?\E RA!R FL[]S ( DEA?1 BORN 9 ! %AD[1 GR[+ 9 ! ANGUI% ( ! UNCONSCI\S1 SWEPT AWAY 9 ! HURRICANE1 BORNE ALONG 9 ! DRIFT ( ! RIV] ( OBLIVION444
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,I AM NOT A S5TIM5TALI/444 BUT ,I HAVE A HORRIBLE MEMORY ( ! W>4
,IT IS ! REASON ?AT ,I 5D$ UP HAT+ & !N DESPIS+ M54 ,BE=E DESPIS+ & HAT+ !M ?\<1 ,I COLLECT$ ALL ! TE>S ( HUMANITY 9 MY HE>T & LOCK$ ALL ! SORR[S ( ! WORLD 9 MY VA/ M9D-SYN!SIS444
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,EV5 ! SPIRIT ( ! GREAT ,Z>A?U/RA -- :O IS W>'S TRUE/ LOV] & ! W>RIOR'S MO/ S9C]E FRI5D -- MU/ HAVE BE5 HORRIBLY NAUSEAT$ BY ?IS W>444
,HE MU/ HAVE BE5 HORRIBLY NAUSEAT$1 BECAUSE ,I HE>D HIM CRY \T3 0,Y\ MU/ SEEK Y\R [N 5EMY1 FI1 & = Y\R [N IDEAS60
,& IF Y\R IDEA SUCCUMBS1 MAY Y\R RECTITUDE CRY \T 9 TRIUMPH4
,BUT1 ALAS6 ! H]OIC PREA*+ ( ! GREAT LIB]ATOR CAME TO NO?+6
,! HUMAN H]D DIDN'T KN[ H[ TO DI/+UI% ITS [N 5EMY OR TO FI = ITS [N IDEAS4 7,! H]D HAS NO IDEAS ( ITS [N67
,& NOT KN[+ HIS [N IDEAS ?AT HE MID1 AS A ROBOT1 LIKE ALWAYS4
,IF HE HAD AT LEA/ HAD ! CAPACITY TO SAY ! ,YES ( 5?USIA/IC OB$I5CE -- IF HE DIDN'T HAVE ! H]OIC P[] TO PRON\NCE ! TITANIC ,NO ( TRAGIC NEGATION -- HE W\LD AT LA/ HAVE %[N ?AT HE BELIEV$ 9 ! 0CAUSE0 = :I* HE DI$1 FID1 LIKE ALWAYS6
,SO444
,& :5 HE LEFT1 HE W5T T[>D DEA?4
,HE W5T T[>D DEA? )\T KN[+ :Y4
,LIKE ALWAYS6
,& DEA? DID NOT WAIT444
,IT CAME6444
,IT CAME & DANC$4
,IT DANC$ & LAU<$6
,= FIVE LONG YE>S444
,IT LAU<$ & DANC$ OV] ! MUDDY TR5*ES ( ! 5TIRE WORLD'S FA!RL&S4
,A MACABRE DANCE6
,OH1 H[ IDIOTIC & VULG> -- H[ SAVAGE & BRUTAL -- IS ?IS DEA? ?AT DANCES )\T ! W+S ( AN IDEA ON ITS BACK4
,)\T A VIOL5T IDEA ?AT SMA%ES & DE/ROYS4
,)\T A FRUITFUL IDEA ?AT G5]ATES & CREATES4
,:AT A /UPID & HORR5D\S ?+1 DY+ AS C[>DS1 )\T KN[+ :Y4
,WE SAW IT -- AS IT DANC$ -- ,DEA?4
,IT WAS A BLACK ,DEA?1 OPAQUE1 )\T ANY ( ! TRANSP>5CY ( LI IT WAS4
,H[ CLUMSY ITS DANCE WAS6
,& H[ IT M[$ !M D[N -- DANC+ -- ALL ! SUP]FLU\S1 ?OSE ( :OM !RE W]E MORE6
,?OSE = :OM -- ! GREAT LIB]ATOR SAYS -- ! /ATE WAS 9V5T$4
,BUT1 ALAS1 IT DIDN'T ONLY M[ !SE D[N444
,YES6 ,DEA? -- TO AV5GE ! /ATE M[$ D[N ?OSE :O W]E NOT USELESS1 ?OSE :O W]E NECESS>Y444
,IT ALSO M[$ D[N ?OSE = :OM LIFE WAS A PR(\ND POEM :]E SUBLIMAT$ SORR[ SANG A PLAYFUL REFRA9444
,BUT ?OSE ( :OM !RE W]E NOT MORE1 ?OSE :O W]E NOT SUP]FLU\S1 ?OSE :O FELL CRY+ \T ! REBELLI\S & =CEFUL TITANIC ,NO63 !Y WILL BE AV5G$4
,WE WILL AV5GE !M6
,WE WILL AV5GE !M BECAUSE !Y W]E \R BRO!RS2 BECAUSE !Y DI$ ) />S 9 !IR EYES2 BECAUSE AS !Y DI$1 !Y DRANK ! SUN4
,! SUN ( ! ,DREAM4
,! SUN ( ,BATTLE4
,! SUN ( ,LIFE4
,! SUN ( ! ,IDEA6
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,! W>6444
,:AT HAS ! W> R5EW$8
,:]E IS ! H]OIC TRANSFIGURATION ( ! SPIRIT8
,:]E HAVE ! PHOSPHORESC5T TABLETS ( NEW HUMAN VALUES BE5 HUNG8
,9 :AT SACR$ TEMPLE HAVE ! MIRACUL\S GOLD AMPHORAE1 CONTA9+ ! FLAM+ HE>TS ( CREATIVE G5IUSES & DOM9AT+ H]OES1 ?AT ! FRANTIC SUPPORT]S ( GREAT W> PROMIS$8
,:]E DOES ! MAJE/IC SUN ( ! GREAT NEW DAWN %9E8
,FRI?4
,T]RIFY+ TORR5TS ( TE>S MADE !IR HE>TR5D+1 ANGUI%$ LAM5T E*O ?R\< ! D>KE/1 MO/ REMOTE $DIES ( ALL ! WORLD'S CONT95TS4
,M\NTA9S ( HUMAN BONES & FLE% ROTT$ EV]Y:]E 9 ! MUD1 & CRI$ EV]Y:]E 9 ! SUN4
,BUT NO?+ *ANG$ -- IT WAS USELESS6
,! WORM-RIDD5 B\RGEOIS BELLY JU/ BEL*$ ) SATIETY6 & ?AT ( ! PROLET>IAN H[L$ FROM TOO MU* HUNG]6
,& 5\<6
,IF ) ,*RI/ & *RI/IANITY1 ! HUMAN SPIRIT WAS SUSP5D$ 9 ! COLD & EMPTY VOID ( ! AFT]LIFE1 ) ,K>L ,M>X & SOCIALISM1 IT WAS MADE TO DESC5D 9TO ! 9TE/9ES444
,! RO> ?AT S\ND$ ACROSS ! WORLD AFT] ! W>1 %AK+ HUMANITY1 WAS NO?+ BUT A BELLY RO> ?AT SOCIALISM BETRAY$1 /AMP$ \T1 SMO!R$1 /RANGL$1 AS SOON AS IT NOTIC$ ?AT ?IS RO> HAD BEGUN TO TAKE ON A BIT ( ! COLOR ( AN IDEAL CONT5T444
,?IS SUPREME1 NAMELESS C[>DICE US$ UP1 ! BLACKE/1 BLEAKE/1 MO/ BALEFUL REACTION WAS BORN & GREW TREM5D\SLY4
,IT WAS LOGICAL -- NATURAL -- FATAL6
,IT WAS HUMAN444
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,\R TIME -- DESPITE EMPTY & CONTR>Y APPE>ANCES -- IS ALREADY LY+ ON ALL F\RS UND] ! HEAVY :EELS ( A NEW ,HI/ORY4
,! BE/IAL MORALITY ( \R BA/>D *RI/IAN-LIB]AL-B\RGEOIS-PLEBEIAN CIVILIZATION TURNS T[>D ! SUNSET444
,\R FALSE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IS COLLAPS+ FATALLY -- 9EXORABLY6
,! FASCI/ PH5OM5ON IS ! SURE/1 MO/ 9DISPUTABLE PRO( ( IT4
,9 ,ITALY AS ELSE:]E444
,TO %[ IT1 ONE W\LD ONLY HAVE TO GO BACK 9 TIME & QUE/ION HI/ORY4 ,BUT EV5 ?IS ISN'T NECESS>Y6 -- ,! PRES5T SPEAKS ELOQU5TLY 5\<444
,FASCISM IS NO?+ BUT A CRUEL1 CONVULSIVE SPASM ( A DECAY+ SOCIETY ?AT TRAGICALLY DR[NS 9 ! QUAGMIRE ( ITS LIES4
,BECAUSE IT -- FASCISM -- 9DE$ CELEBRATES ITS BAC*ANALS ) FLAM+ PYRES & MALICI\S ORGIES ( BLOOD2 BUT ! DULL CRACKL+ ( ITS LIVID FIRES DOESN'T GIVE (F A S+LE SP>K ( VIVID 9NOVATIVE SPIRITUALITY2 MEAN:ILE1 MAY ! BLOOD ?AT P\RS \T BE TRANS=M$ 9TO W9E1 ?AT WE -- ! =]UNN]S ( ! TIME -- SIL5TLY GA!R 9 R$ GOBLETS ( HATR$ SETT+ IT ASIDE AS ! H]OIC BEV]AGE TO PASS ON TO ! *ILDR5 ( ! NI* TOGE!R & CLIMB TOGE!R T[>D NEW SPIRITUAL DAWNS1 T[>D NEW AURORAS ( LIFE1 T[>D NEW CONQUE/S ( ?\D NEW FEA/S ( LI NOONS4
,BECAUSE WE >E LOV]S ( LIB]AT+ /RUGGLE4
,WE >E ! *ILDR5 ( SORR[ ?AT RISES & ?\E RE/LESS VAGABONDS4
,! BOLDE/ 9 EV]Y 5DEAVOR2 ! TEMPT] ( EV]Y ORDEAL4
,& LIFE IS AN 0ORDEAL06 ,A TORM5T6 ,A TRAGIC FLIT ( ! WORLD1 & WE'LL TRANSMUTE EV]Y?+ 9TO A /ORM ( ! ABYSS4
,9TO A HURRICANE ( ! PEAKS4
,9TO CRIES ( ! M9D4
,9TO H[LS ( FRE$OM6
,BY CELEBRAT+ ! SOCIAL EV5SONG1 WE WILL TRY TO FULLY REALIZE 9DIVIDUAL LIFE1 ( ! FREE & GREAT ,I4
,SO ?AT ! NI\ND US4
,SO ?AT ! NEV]-5D+ FIRE ( ! SUN BECOMES ET]NAL & P]PETUATES ITS FEA/ ( LIE FI]Y DREAM]S ( ! IMPOSSIBLE1 DANG]\S CONQU]ORS ( ! />S6
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,FASCISM -- DESPITE EMPTY & CONTR>Y APPE>ANCES -- IS SOME?+ F> TOO EPHEM]AL & IMPOT5T TO PREV5T ! FREE1 UNBRIDL$ C\RSE ( REBEL ?\RI]1 & FURI\SLY SPREADS BEYOND EV]Y LIMIT -- AS A P[]FUL1 ANIMAT+1 DRIV+ =CE -- DRAW+ BEH9D ITS GIGANTIC /EPS ! VIGOR\S & TITANIC ACTION ( H>D HUMAN MUSCLE4
,FASCISM IS IMPOT5T1 BECAUSE IT IS BRUTE =CE4
,IT IS MATT] )\T SPIRIT4
,IT IS BODY )\T M9D4
,IT IS NIE LIS6
,SOCIALISM IS ! NUM]ICAL -- MAT]IAL -- =CE ?AT1 BY ACT+ 9 ! %AD[ ( A DOGMA1 RESOLVES & DISSOLVES ITSELF 9 A MIS]ABLE SPIRITUAL 0NO0 ?AT EMPTIES IT ( ANY UN*A9$1 WILLFUL1 H]OIC1 IDEAL RESILI5CE4 ,FASCISM IS AN EPILEPTIC *ILD ( ! SPIRITUAL 0NO0 ?AT IS BRUTALIZ$ BY /RIV+ -- VA9LY -- T[>D A VULG> MAT]IAL 0YES40
,9 ! FIELD ( MORAL VALUES1 !Y >E EQUAL4 ,FASCISM & SOCIALISM >E TWO WOR?Y BRO!RS4 ,EV5 IF Y\ CALL ! LATT] ,ABEL & Y\ CALL ! =M] ,CA94 ,A COMMON ,DREAM UNITES !M4 ,& ?AT DREAM IS CALL$ ,P[]4
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,BLACK FLAGS 9 ! W9D
/A9$ ) BLOOD & SUN
,BLACK FLAGS 9 ! SUN
H[L+ ( GLORY 9 ! W9D
,:AT ! W> DIDN'T & C\LDN'T DO1 REVOLUTION CAN & MU/ DO6
,OH1 BLACK FLAGS C>RI$
9 A MAN'S REBELLI\S FI/
AS HE FOCUSES HIS GAZE 9T5SELY
BEYOND ! RUL+ LIE
-- FLUTT]+ 9 ! SUN & W9D
FLUTT]+ 9 ! W9D & SUN
,VICTORY SMILES 9 ! DI/ANCE6
,9 ! DI/ANCE -- 9 ! DI/ANCE -- 9 ! DI/ANCE6
,9 ! GLORY ( ! SUN & W9D6
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,FASCISM & SOCIALISM >E B&AGES ( ! TIME1 DELAY]S ( ! DE$6
,!Y >E RABIDLY CRY/ALLIZ$ FOSSILS ?AT WILLFUL DYNAMISM -- ) :I* WE ANIMATE HI/ORY AS IT PASSES -- WILL SWEEP AWAY 9TO ! COMMON GRAVE ( ! TIMES4 -- ,BECAUSE 9 ! FIELD ( SPIRITUAL & E?ICAL VALUES ! TWO 5EMIES >E ! SAME4
,!Y >E TWO SIDES ( ! SAME CO94
,!Y BO? LACK ! LIRI]S ( ! BLACK FLAG -- CAN BE ! LUM9\S ANIMAT+ FULCRUM ( ET]NAL REVOLUTION ?AT PU%ES ! WORLD =W>D4
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,\R WILLFUL S\L IS MULTI=M444
,! FI]Y ?ROBB+ ( ! SUN & ! TREMUL\S %UDD]S ( ! />S PASS ?R\< IT6
,WE >E REBEL POETS & PHILOSOPH]S ( DE/RUCTION4
,WE >E AN>*I/S4
,ICONOCLA/S6
,9DIVIDUALI/S1
A!I/S1
NIHILI/S6
,WE >E ! C>RI]S ( BLACK FLAGS4
,WE WALK 9 ! NIS
%9+ 9 \R BLAZ+ EYES6
,WE WALK ON6444
,& 9 ! !AT] ( HUMANITY1 \R PLACE IS AT ! MO/ EXTREME ( ALL EXTREME LEFTS4
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,BEH9D ! GIGANTIC1 BLACK ?UND]CL\D ?AT /ILL COV]S ! SKY1 A R$ TWILI4
,! LA/ BLACK NI? & SUN ABLE TO CLIMB OV] ! PEAKS & PROBE ! ABYSSES4
,BECAUSE ! ,ANTI*RI/ IS ,EAGLE & ,S]P5T4
,HE 9HABITS ! PEAKS & ! DEP?S4
,HE -- ! SPIRIT ( ! NEW MAN -- WILL PASS ?R\< ! SMOK+ RU9S ( ! OLD1 DE/ROY$ WORLD TO RISE T[>D ! MAGNIFIC5T MY/]Y ( ! COM+ VIRG9 DAWN4
,BEAUTIFUL & SUP]B -- HE WILL /& UPON ! ?RE%OLD ( ! NEW MORN+ SATURAT$ ) ! WILD1 SC9TILLAT+ /R5G? ( SUP]HUMAN BEAUTY1 SAY+ TO RELUCTANT M53 ,ONW>D1 ONW>D6
,WE RU% BEYOND EV]Y SY/EM
,WE RU% BEYOND EV]Y =M
,WE FLY T[>D ! HID EXTREME ,A,N,>,*,Y6
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,WE -- FREE SPIRITS -- VAGABONDS ( ! IDEA -- A!I/S ( SOLITUDE -- DEMONS ( ! UNSE5 DES]T4
,WE -- LUM9\S MON/]S ( ! NIS
%9+ 9 \R BLAZ+ EYES6
,& -- ) US -- EV]Y?+ MU/ BE DRIV5 TO ITS HIES4
,VIOL5CE & 0CRIME0 >E ! G5IUS ?AT DE/ROYS & ! BEAUTY ?AT CREATES4
,& WE WANT TO D>E4
,TO DE/ROY -- TO R5EW -- TO CREATE6
,BECAUSE ALL ?AT IS L[ & VULG> MU/ BE BROK5 UP & DE/ROY$4
,ONLY :AT IS GREAT %ALL REMA94
,BECAUSE :AT IS GREAT BELONGS TO BEAUTY4
,& LIFE %\LD BE BEAUTIFUL4
,EV5 9 SORR[4
,EV5 9 ! HURRICANE6444
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,WE HAVE KILL$ ! 0DUTY0 ( SOLID>ITY1 SO ?AT \R FREE LU/ = SPONTANE\S LOVE & VOLUNT>Y P>5?OOD ACQUIRES A H]OIC VALUE 9 LIFE4
,WE KILL$ PITY BECAUSE IT IS A FALSE *RI/IAN EMOTION & BECAUSE WE WANT TO CREATE NOBLE1 UNACKN[L$G$ G5]\S EGOISM4
,WE /RANGL$ FALSE SOCIAL RIDLY BEGG>S -- SO ?AT MAN WILL DIG UP HIS DEEPE/1 MO/ SECRET 0,I0 TO F9D ! P[] ( ! ,UNIQUE4
,BECAUSE WE KN[ IT \RSELVES4
,LIFE IS TIR$ ( HAV+ /UNT$ LOV]S4
,BECAUSE ! E>? IS TIR$ ( BE+ USELESSLY TRAMPL$ BY HUGE HORDES ( /UPID1 *ANT+1 PRAY+1 *RI/IAN MIDGETS4
,& F9ALLY BECAUSE WE >E ALSO TIR$ ( !SE C>RION 0BRO!RS0 ( \RS :O >E 9CAPABLE ( PEACE OR W>4 ,9F]IOR 9 HATR$ & 9 LOVE4
,YES6 ,WE >E SICK & TIR$6
,HUMANITY MU/ BE R5EW$4
,WE NE$ A EPIC & B>B>IC SONG ( NEW & VIRG9 LIFE S\NDS OV] ! WORLD4
,WE'RE ! C>RI]S
( BLAZ+ TOR*ES4
,WE'RE ! K9DL]S
( CRACKL+ PYRES4
,\R FLAG IS BLACK4
,\R ROAD IS ! 9F9ITE4
,& \R HIS
%9+ 9 \R BLAZ+ EYES6
,WE WALK ON444
,& IF \R DREAM IS AN ILLUSION8
,& IF \R /RUGGLES >E USELESS & VA98 ,& IF ! R5EWAL ( HUMANITY IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCOMPLI%8
,AH1 NO6 ,WE WILL WALK ON JU/ ! SAME4
,= \R [N DIGNITY4
,= ! LOVE ( \R IDEAS4
,= ! FRE$OM ( \R SPIRITS4
,= ! PASSION ( \R M9D4
,= ! NECESSITY ( \R LIFE4
,BETT] TO DIE AS H]OES 9 AN EF=T ( LIB]ATION & SELF-ELEVATION ?AN TO VEGETATE AS IMPOT5T C[>DS 9 ?IS REPUGNANT REALITY4
,OH BLACK FLAGS1
OH BLACK TROPHIES1
EMBLEMS & SYMBOLS
( ET]NAL REVOLT4
,Y\ :O >E ! BLOODY EVID5CE ( ALL HUMAN AUDACITY3
,Y\ :O >E ! DE/ROY]S ( ALL PREJUDICE3
,Y\ :O >E ! ONLY REAL 5EMIES ( ALL HUMAN %AME -- ( ALL S9I/] LIES6
,Y\ :O S+ ET]NAL REVOLT1 SOAK$ 9 SORR[ & BLOOD6
,I GRIP IT 9 MY /RONG FI/
& 9 ! MID/ ( W9DY /ORMS
,I RAISE IT 9 ! GLORY ( ! SUN4
,9 ! GLORY ( SUN & ! W9D444
,( W9D & SUN & LI*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4
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