MAXEL TOFT
34 (Eisenhower)
2010
The Economy
Digging In
Making Contact
Executive Decision
Last, Lost, Least, and Lifted
Grow Restless
Calling
I've been hearing about government, taxes, retirement
Healthcare, interest rates, and the state of the market
Tried each and every way I can think of how to spin it
So I'm just going to pretend that money wasn't mine to begin with
I'm not going to get upset, make a fuss, or protest
It's already rather remarkable that I'm even doing this
I could write a letter but I probably wouldn't finish
So I'm just going to pretend that money wasn't mine to begin with
With automatic direct deposit we don't even see it
It's a fairly good reason it's futile to fight it
I fundamentally feel there is no way to win this
So I'm just going to pretend that money wasn't mine to begin with
Now I've got more pressing things on my list
Like walking the dogs or washing the dishes
Or play a typical white-collar middle-class song sung in English
So I'm just going to pretend that money wasn't mine to begin with
The human body
Like a snail
It's not the shell but what is found inside it
You know the body
It will fail
Even though you're going to try to fight it
The human brain
Like a snail
It will retract to where it's safe and quiet
You know the brain
It will fail
Even though you're going to try to fight it
But oh I was digging in my garden
Pulling weeds and planting seeds
And there unearthed was a beautiful shell
Oh, the most beautiful shell I've ever seen
The human heart
Like a snail
Outside it's hard but then it's soft in private
You know the heart
It will fail
Even though you're going to try to fight it
But oh I was digging in my garden
Pulling weeds and planting seeds
And there unearthed was a beautiful shell
Oh, the most beautiful shell I've ever seen
Such little protection
From a razor so mean
We dodge and defend
But the dagger cuts clean
Our skin is but thin
And gives way to the blade
Piercing ever deep
Till the light starts to fade
The darkness is lifted
Still the wound makes me reel
And two become one
As the hurt starts to heal
The skin closes in
It gets stronger each hour
Underneath the scab
Is a beautiful scar
From my corner office high above
I see police are blocking off the streets
And while they move like worker bees
I train my seat towards computer screens
Should I march? Should I march?
Or is it better that I'm tethered
In support of mine own interests and I give when I can?
From the steaming pavement far below
A crowd emerges peacefully insured
With banners, flags, and drums and horns
While I return to where my words are heard
Should I march? Should I march?
Or is it better that I'm tethered
In support of mine own interests and I give when I can?
All throughout my hardly weary day
The ants I see are marching three by three
And while their numbers rise and fall
I intercede in comfort as I please
But should I march? Should I march?
Or is it better that I'm tethered
In support of mine own interests and I give when I can?
What about the last
Shall be first
Tell me the lost
Shall be found
One day the least shall be lifted
Set up on high ground
I jumped out of bed
I must have slept late
Repairs to the tracks
And my train was delayed
I need a break
But I'll never quit trying
I'm out here in the rain
At the end of the line
So what about the last
Shall be first
Tell me the lost
Shall be found
One day the least shall be lifted
Set up on high ground
An accident ahead
Rerouted my way
Driving all alone
In an unfamiliar state
I need a break
But I'll never quit trying
I'm out here on the road
Till I recognize a sign
But what about the last
Shall be first
Tell me the lost
Shall be found
One day the least shall be lifted
Set up on high ground
The hurricane arrived...
The waters did rise
And the waters remain
Watching everything sink
And all wash away
I need a break
But I'll never quit trying
I'm stuck here on the roof
Just praying to keep dry
And oh what about the last
Shall be first
Tell me the lost
Shall be found
One day the least shall be lifted
Set up on high ground
Mystery Man in a marvelous scene
Moves
Millions
To liberty
Master plan in a minuscule seed
Moves
Mountains
Impossibly
Mustache planned for a covert
Mission
Maybe
Mistakenly
Missed Your hand and the pressure
Meant for
Safety
Inherently
Must I seek for the Maker's
Mask will
Shape me
Impressively
Mustard seed in the desert
May you
Shade me
Eventually
Mud stained feet on a mountain peek
Make
Shelter
In cedar trees
Mostly sleep while the scattered seeds
Grow
Restless
Impatiently
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me
I am living, I am living, I am living, I am living, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am living
I am calling, I am calling, I am calling, I am calling, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am calling
I am leading, I am leading, I am leading, I am leading, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am leading
I am smiling, I am smiling, I am smiling, I am smiling, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am smiling
I am I AM, I am I AM, I am I AM, I am I AM, have you seen me
Have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, have you seen me, I am I, I AM