My Girlfriend Doesn’t Worry

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My girlfriend doesn't worry About the things that always trouble me She says "Why are you so grumpy? Let's just both sit here quiet and calmly And you probably should be thinking first About how glad you'll be if you do some work And about our relationship." My girlfriend doesn't worry About the vision Mao Tse-Tung had for China Was agrarian reform for the better? Or is cynicism part of our culture? Why did people fight and die for their freedom? Was Utopia a lie as a concept? Is the Western model really our future? Is there nothing any better to work towards? And is progress only science in action? Does it truly have a moral dimension? Was the century a dream before failure? Have we settled for this present existence? Was it only necessary for peasants? Would I really give up ego involvement? Is there any global movement for justice In a world of only selfish survival? Because it's obvious we're going to serfdom If we accept the barbary of the system But would I really want to work in a factory? Would I really make my art for a leader? Would Mao be into some of our music? Or is everything just horror and power? These are massive, giant, troubling Consuming thoughts saturating my thinking But I think she'll just think it's annoying so I won't bring it up She says "it just doesn't make any sense You should think about your art and your friends And about our relationship." My girlfriend doesn't question The psychology of Charles Manson What does it say about the human condition? Why are people so receptive to listen? Why is confidence alone such a magnet? And it's unfair the way some people have it And they seem to do the things that they want to We all just get away with all that we can do Because it's only sexiness that has any value And all society just falls by the wayside Into the hierarchy of cult and apparent And it's genetics to be masters of victim And does hedonism go with corruption? Why are we drawn to dramas of domination? These are massive, giant, troubling Consuming thoughts that I'm thinking But I think she'll just think it's annoying so I don't bring it up She says "Why are you thinking of him You should think about your family and friends And about our relationship" My girlfriend doesn't wonder while driving About the emptiness of human existence How can we make any decision If it's only arbitrary opinion? And why should anyone have a baby? Create another brain of dissatisfaction? If we're only biological robots With a program that is mostly feel anxious Except for moments of brief distraction While fulfilling simple functions like eating While being ordered to enjoy reproducing But how can doing what you're told be fulfilling? All is misery or patent delusions To just fill ourselves with comforting nonsense All terrified of seeing it clearly And then dying out with no revolution All tumbling down a mountain to nothing While feeling greedy and mean and unhappy Basically a meaningless fungus Obviously boring and pointless And we'll probably have a baby despite this And be responsible for someone's confusions Why subject them to a long life of work? Or feel horrible if they should die young? Or feel horrible if we die and leave them? The only happiness is if something's funny But what does funniness even mean? These are massive, giant, troubling burdens Weighing on my thinking But I think she'll just think I'm annoying and I don't want to lose her She says "Why are you talking so much How come you never talk about us? Let's just think quiet and nice thoughts And about our relationship" My girlfriend doesn't worry About the things that always trouble me