In the wilderness uncountable voices 

earplugs for the birds and the animals 

and blinders for your beast of burden, the will for learning 

these books were made for burning 

in the wilderness 

beneath the ancient sand lies crushed and tanned those sapphire girls 

may we never forget you 

Alert status red 

but the sun comes up instead 

In the wilderness the only place to find freedom is in the dictionary 

under "F" 

men in holes, men in caves, men in chains I ask but the store clerk needn't check 

man I forget which came first 

the bad idea or me befallen by it? 

not giving a shit may we never forget you 

Alert status red 

but the sun comes up instead 

In the wilderness 

senile live the zealous 

lost to the treasures that compel us 

muted down like patriots amiss 

you know I'm jealous of how you can just turn them off 

those bad ideas that feel so soft 

may they never forget you 

Alert status red 

but the sun comes up instead