Rhinoceross
When everyone who is right becomes a rhinoceros. One song on the far right lane, looking out at a world gone insane.
Audio
Like it? Listen to all 7 tracks as a playlist (~33m).
Lyrics
[Verse 1] Freedom of speech turned dust, Like good old trust gone bust, ‘Cause a felon got the horn, Now evil’s grooming fools of scorn. He smirks “blow me, babe, it’s bliss.” But(t) I ask “What kind of kiss starts with trampling consent and bursts on your shameless fist?” [Chorus] Rhiii-no-ce-rosss! Can I scream when I’m lost? When the herd walks off a cliff, Who’s counting the cost? Rhiii-no-ce-rosss! Is contempt embossed in hearts hard like stone, like the love got tossed? [Verse 2] What’s a “true self” if it bends? Why shift to fit in with fiends? Does an order mean it’s real? Are we doomed if we still feel? Ducks grow tusks overnight, Brag they “finally sold the light.” But they reek of TV static, Stink of stunted logic. [Chorus] Rhiii-no-ce-rosss! Do you fear the truth? Or just like to squash us, And the future of youth? Rhiii-no-ce-rosss! Is a stampede proof? Or a meme with cold might, Out there in the dark night? [Bridge] Am I stubborn... or sane? Is resistance... just pain? Can you laugh… with a horn? Can we hope?… Be reborn?… Blessed be… Not forlorn? [Verse 3] I see tantrums run, Yassholes on the road, Their greed says “YOLO,” And their ego mocks “no.” I ask “but(t) ain’t love real?” They say “ha, truth is a mask.” I ask “what’s the alternative?” They snark “don’t ask.” So now I’m sittin' with a song on the far right lane, Lookin’ out at a world that has gone insane. Like, is it just me, holy howling “us”, Like, what have we done, what happened to us, Did all the hope burn, hit by a hell bus? [Chorus] Rhiii-no-ce-rosss! Do we run or rot? If ‘em questions’ all we’ve got, Why’s silence so hot? Rhiii-no-ce-rosss! Are we what you’re not? Like ‘em fools turned ghouls, Where are the good souls, Who refuse greed’s plot? [Outro] If everyone’s a beast… Who shall share… love’s feast? What’s left... of peace When trust’s… deceased? ...Rhinoce...ros... Rhinoce...ros... ♦ ♦ ♦ PS: Did you know a rhinoceros is deadlier than a tiger 💁🏻♀️⁉️ (I bet Ionesco did know, meow) True story, statistically: a human’s chances to survive an encounter with tiger are significantly higher than with a rhinoceros... so now you know!
