{"id":1318,"date":"2008-02-22T12:58:18","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T17:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.terrorware.com\/geoff\/2008\/02\/22\/yard-signs-and-zounds\/"},"modified":"2008-02-22T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2008-02-22T17:58:18","slug":"yard-signs-and-zounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.terrorware.com\/geoff\/2008\/02\/22\/yard-signs-and-zounds\/","title":{"rendered":"yard signs and zounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.terrorware.com\/geoff\/files\/2008\/01\/keep_out.jpg\" alt=\"Keep Out All That I Fear Yard Sign\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The yard signs that Chiara and I made are getting distributed this week as part of IU&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsweek.indiana.edu\/\">Arts Week<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I saw the actual signs last night for the first time,\u00c2\u00a0 I guess their appearance around town is going to be tracked using a google map.\u00c2\u00a0 Today, I&#8217;ve been listening to Zounds and the song <em>Fear<\/em> is another articulation of ideas I connect to these signs:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> Sing a song of violence and listen for the sound<br \/>\nAll the little soldiers start to come around<br \/>\nStart it with a rumour, a whisper in an ear<br \/>\nSuspision don&#8217;t take very long before it turns to fear<br \/>\n??? Said I need a reason, made of up and low ???<br \/>\n??? Feel what they&#8217;re fighting, just tell them where to go ???<br \/>\nGive the chance of glory, give the chance of fame<br \/>\nGive the boy an enemy, give the dog a name<br \/>\nKeep the factions fighting, start them off the school<br \/>\nKeep the factions fighting so you divide and rule<br \/>\nFootball teams are splendid and fashion just a tool<br \/>\nKeep the factions fighting so you divide and rule<\/p>\n<p>Fear can be a bum thing<br \/>\nA silly and a dumb thing<br \/>\nFear can be the one thing<br \/>\nThat keeps us all apart<\/p>\n<p>Frightened of the humans and frightened of their stares<br \/>\nFrightened of the poisons they pump into the air<br \/>\nFrightened of the chemicals they spray upon the land<br \/>\nFrightened of the power they hold within their hands<br \/>\nFrightened of bureaucracy and frightened of the law<br \/>\nFrightened of the government and who it&#8217;s working for<br \/>\nFrightened of the children who won&#8217;t know who to cope<br \/>\nWith a world in rack and ruin from their technocratic dope, dope, dope<\/p>\n<p>Fear can be a bum thing<br \/>\nA silly and a dumb thing<br \/>\nFear can be the one thing<br \/>\nThat keeps us in the dark<\/p>\n<p>Frightened of the humans, frightened of their stares<br \/>\nFrightened of the poisons pumped into the air<br \/>\nFrightened of the chemicals they spray upon the land<br \/>\nFrightened of the power they hold within their hands<br \/>\nFrightened of bureaucracy and frightened of the law<br \/>\nFrightened of the government and who it&#8217;s working for<br \/>\nFrightened of the children who won&#8217;t know who to cope<br \/>\nWith a world in rack and ruin from their technocratic dope, dope, dope<\/p>\n<p>Fear can be a bum thing<br \/>\nA silly and a dumb thing<br \/>\nFear can be the one thing<br \/>\nThat keeps us in the dark<\/p>\n<p>Fear can be a bum thing<br \/>\nA silly and a dumb thing<br \/>\nFear can be the one thing<br \/>\nThat keeps us all apart<\/p>\n<p>Frightened of the humans, frightened of their stares<br \/>\nFrightened of the poisons pumped into your air<br \/>\nFrightened of the chemicals spayed upon my land<br \/>\nFrightened of the power hold within their hands<br \/>\nFrightened of bureaucracy, frightened of the law<br \/>\nFrightened of the government who&#8217;s actions lead to war<br \/>\nFrightened of the children who won&#8217;t know who to cope<br \/>\nWith a world in rack and ruin from their technocratic dope, dope, dope<\/p>\n<p>Fear can be a bum thing<br \/>\nA silly and a dumb thing<br \/>\nFear can be the one thing<br \/>\nThat keeps us in the dark<\/p>\n<p>Fear can be a bum thing<br \/>\nA silly and a dumb thing<br \/>\nFear can be the one thing<br \/>\nThat keeps us all apart<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0 The yard signs that Chiara and I made are getting distributed this week as part of IU&#8217;s Arts Week.\u00c2\u00a0 I saw the actual signs last night for the first time,\u00c2\u00a0 I guess their appearance around town is going to be tracked using a google map.\u00c2\u00a0 Today, I&#8217;ve been listening to Zounds and the song&hellip; 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