The Shape of History
Once I too had ambition
I had the usual dreams of glory and grandeur
All I wanted to be was to be a great creative genius
Only I did not know
How to kiss ass creatively
I had the usual dreams of glory and grandeur
All I wanted to be was to be a great creative genius
Only I did not know
How to kiss ass creatively
Once I had dreams of greatness
I would be glorious and free
All would envy and admire
This man so noble and great
Now I am tied down in mirthless mire
I would be glorious and free
All would envy and admire
This man so noble and great
Now I am tied down in mirthless mire
Once I hustled
Once I took no shit from anyone
Once I wanted the universe
Once I took no shit from anyone
Once I wanted the universe
Now I am contented to shit
And refuse to bustle
Why bother anymore
And refuse to bustle
Why bother anymore
In the gathering gloom
Of the foreseeable future
Of the foreseeable future
One thing is certain
I do not want a room
I do not want a room
On the scrap heap of society
And yet that might be my fate
And yet that might be my fate
Le rêve (The Dream) -- Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
When Puvis presented this painting at the 1883 Salon des Artistes Français, the catalogue described its subject as "The Dream! "Love, Glory and Wealth appear to him in his sleep."
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