When The Clock Strikes Me

Words By Saul Williams www.saulwilliams.com Music and Video By Jason Arthur www.thewanderhome.com When the clock strikes me the big hand will realize the grandeur of its illusion and will begin to shrink in its own eyes while the little hand marvels at the ball of energy spinning from its palm when the clock strikes me everything will stop and that which was nothing will become the beginning again when the clock strikes me numbers will backfire symbols will become that which they symbolize and sayings like ‘out of the blue’ will reveal their hidden origin when the clock strikes me people will gather to deconstruct the myths and fables that conspired against them and every new song will be an antivirus for an old belief when the clock strikes me women will close their doors jump, dance, and bang the walls in remembrance of their future selves while men fight internally to recall the recipe for freedom when the clock strikes me men will recall the recipe for freedom and will begin to form rescue teams for dreams deferred when the clock strikes me some people will have to die when the clock strikes me children will find it cool to be playful and adults will find it worthwhile to play like children when the clock strikes me the story of jesus will simply be told as a children’s story where his name will be replaced with the name of every newborn and families will celebrate every birth as the rebirth of the messiah and all people will think of all people as chosen when the clock strikes me buddha will still be laughing when the clock strikes me the powers of being will prevail over the powers that be when the clock strikes me thugs and poets will laugh at themselves businessmen will serve humanity world leaders will turn to their mothers for advice and mothers will turn to their daughters for inspiration when the clock strikes me something will be different something will feel completely random the moment will feel slightly eerie the unexpected will...

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