THE EYE IN THE SKY
Knows
all, sees all
Hears
all, understands all
The
eye in the sky
Watches over us
Everything we do
Is
monitored, controlled
Under
surveillance
There
is no privacy
There
is no private space
The
eye in the sky
Knows
all
Everything
we do
Everything
we see
Everything
we think
Recorded
by the unseeing
Uncaring
eyes
The
cameras, the videos
The
computers that control
Our
lives
Ever watchful
Ever
diligent Ever watchful
Nothing escapes
The
cold, calculating glares
Freedom is nothing
Freedom is nothing
But
an illusion
To the free man
To the free man
There
is no freedom
Except
in one’s inner mind
Only there
Only there
Can
one escape
The
eyes in the sky
No one monitors our thoughts
No one monitors our thoughts
Except
our own thought police
The rest of the world
The rest of the world
Is
controlled, monitored
Under
constant surveillance
The eyes in the sky
The eyes in the sky
The
camera in the sky
Watches
over us
All the time
All the time
All
the time
24/7
Never stopping
Never stopping
Never
on strike
Never
on break
All day long
All day long
All
night long
24/7
Total control
The eye in the sky
Total control
The eye in the sky
Is
the same
As the eye
As the eye
In
the dollar bill
All the same
All the same
All
the same
Watching
us
No
one can escape
Its
baleful glances
No
one is free
Aye the eye
Aye the eye
In
the sky
Is
always upon you
As you become
As you become
A
mere number
In
the cosmic game
Of
life
Up behind
The eye in the sky
Big Brother is watching
Up behind
The eye in the sky
Big Brother is watching
You
and me
And big sister too
And big sister too
And
crazy Uncle Tom
And wild auntie Em
And wild auntie Em
God,
and the Devil
Rama,
Ganesh, Laxmi
The Buddha bar gang
The Buddha bar gang
Jesus
is there as well
Mary
as well
And you must be knowing this
And you must be knowing this
That
even Saint Nick,
Santa
Claus and the Easter Bunny
And Father Time himself
And Father Time himself
Are
there
Zeus and the Jupiter gang
Zeus and the Jupiter gang
And
all the demons and spirits
And
the big spirit
And
Brahman, Gabriel, Allah
Mohammad
the prophet too
And the CIA, Mafia, KGB
And the CIA, Mafia, KGB
And
spies and counter spies
All are watching us
All are watching us
Spy
Vs Spy
The tooth fairy is there too
The tooth fairy is there too
She
gets her 10 percent
All the same
All the same
Watching
us
Forever
and ever
But the eye
But the eye
In
the sky
Does not care
Does not care
Does
not notice
What we think or feel
The eye
What we think or feel
The eye
Watches
us
All
the time
Recording our movement
Recording our movement
And
reporting it to its masters
Its job is to watch
Its job is to watch
Us
You and me
You and me
And
the billions of others
On
this asylum called Earth
The question came to mind
The question came to mind
That
has no answer
Who is the eye in the sky
Who is the eye in the sky
Is
it God
Is
it the devil
Only time will tell
Only time will tell
The
difference
The eye in the sky
The eye in the sky
Smiles
at us
And
watches and watches
And watches
And watches
All
the time
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God and the Devil are the cosmic antagonists in many religions. The conflict can be traced at least as far back as the 2nd millennium BCE, when the "Gathas" of Zoroaster (Zarathustra) posited a divine asha ("truth," order) and druj ("falsehood," disorder). One supreme being, who created everything, was represented as a male/female joint entity, Ahura ("being") and Mazda ("mind"). Eventually, chaos became personified as Angra Mainyu (Ahriman). Eventually, good will triumph over evil, Saoshyant (a saviour) will revive the dead from "darkness," time will end, and everything will be reunited in Ahura Mazda.
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