Alternative state of mind

Riaan Smit 1988 (Windhoek)



Every day I commit a crime
When take the time to speak my mind
I had a revelation today but I’ve forgotten what it was
All I see is problems and a need to reveal the cause

I say it’s about time, for the alternative state of mind

Don’t live single day without ringing ears---- (CR backing)
Takes a little bit of groove just to kill my fears (GROOVE TIME)
If there's a revolution to break the institutions of their evil binds
It’s the evolution of the alternative state of mind
I say it’s about time, for the alternative state of mind

Step over the line, have an alternative state of mind
Cross over the lines, have an alternative state of mind

You could be ditch digger,
A blues singer,
A waiter or a nun
A doctor, nurse,
A father or a son.
A profit, a priest
A teacher or a preacher,
A politician in a position to cross over the lines
Open your eyes and you might just find
An alternative state of mind
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Written on December 21, 2018

Submitted by tribeone_b on January 04, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme abcc B xaxbB bb ddexexdxbb
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 917
Words 185
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 1, 5, 2, 10

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