Burning Down the House Chained to a cliff for burning down the temple, It turned out, Prometheus was a pyromaniac! In court the lawyers kept attacking his liver! Then they hired him to burn down buildings! Burning down abandoned builds, for profit! So they could collect the insurance money. Claiming it was all due to global warming! Claiming tax breaks on all the insurance. Boom baby, strange but not a stranger! The time has come, to jump overboard! Hold tight, we’re in for nasty weather! You just might, get what you ask for! Here’s your ticket here’s your bags! Don’t forget to go to the bathroom. Your transportation, is finally here, Close enough is never far enough! Book your next passage to Mars! Build, your dream bomb shelter! Whilst burning down the house! Maybe you know where you are, Fighting, all your fires with fire! Find princely deals at fire sales! See California’s wineries drunk! Maybe you know where to shop. Hey we might all need raincoats! Three hundred, sixty five degrees! Fiddlers, burning down the house! Cooking, everything that’s left alive! People surprised on their way to work, As their cars, suddenly burst into flames! As I race past them on my way to first place! Everybody knows, that you have to play, in order to win! No visible means of support and you ain't seen nothin' yet, Everything's stuck together, and I don't know what to expect. Starring into the TV set, watching them all, fighting fire with fire! Pyromania could be the next fashion trend if things don’t cool down. (Talking Heads)
This is an odd poem that introduces the much beloved character of "Q" from Star Trek, playing a pyromaniac Prometheus, who demonstrates the double edged sword of technology and how easy it is to get burned by our own inventions. Q represents the collective unconscious imposing karma or the will of mother nature and, like the Q of Star Trek fame, he always gives himself away. Global warming and the entire world falling apart right now are not merely a coincidence or bad luck, in my opinion, but civilization's karma coming back to haunt it, just as the world must change more dramatically than ever if humanity is to survive. It is the wake-up call that civilization has demanded and, sad to say, we will be lucky if we can soften the blow.
