Schopenhauer in Berlin

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Schopenhauer in Berlin Watched the metropolis collapse to the village It's a sign of the times that we're in That we're thinking along the same line he did So we climb to the top of the bridge Where the white flag was raised in defiance It's a truce. It's a loss. It's a win It's a landslide Will you pay for my flu shot? I'm immune, but my heart's not, and I'm cold Will we blink like the charge on a battery Blinking out together? Open question Schopenhauer on the Greyhound Drinking Drano from an open container Saw the wisdom in keeping his gaze fixed At the phone lines Then Schopenhauer spat his teeth out In the hopes that was collectively kinder On a night of drunken karaoke And young tired eyes When we dream we connect in communion Our slurred words spoke we backwards the more We sang "La la la, la la la la la, registration documents!" Closed our eyes, and passed out on the floor If we cling to the cold star Will we freeze together? Open question Schopenhauer in New York City Was conflicted in his hatred of Hegel But his arrogance conquered his pity And he flew out On the first flight his sister could find him And he slept all the way back to Tegel Where the landing lights threatened to blind him Until they blew out I can't sleep. We got older We were cool. Now we're cold and alone But if we sing "La la la, la la la la la!" will our wild democracy Echo out forever? Open question If the universal will blanks your mind If the population catalyst declines Please remember: Schopenhauer in Berlin was not unkind He had eyes, he had eyes just like ours