Antenna

from Slipping Indifference by Mark Crowley

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In an office park in Dallas
Jim had grown bitter and calloused
He was certain he alone could fix society

An old computer technician
who had worked for IBM when
He'd been convinced they’d blow the lid off of reality

It’d been a year since Susie left him
And ever since he’d nurtured gumption
With the help of his internet community

He built a portable antenna
That he mounted to his Tacoma
And headed west to spread his message over television wavelengths

He’d preach his theories on this new lame America
That lacked adventure and only bred mild hysteria
He sent it out on a digital stream
To any TV turned to 13
At least when he was in the line of sight

He stopped for lunch in Santa Barbra
That's where his truck refused to start up
He searched the parking lot for rides towards Las Angeles

Judy was moving south to Compton
She’d found a job with a non-profit
Recruiting volunteers online for social causes

When Jim explained to her his mission
She bit her tongue in cynicism
And asked how he'd amassed such vision
Rolling her eyes, old him to get in

He packed his stuff into her Prius
They hugged the coast and joked what Jesus
If he were alive today would share on social media

She dropped him off in the shadows of the Watts Tower Arts Center
He hopped the fence and connected his amplifier to the towers

He turned the power up as high as it would
And scanned the bans for any signal he could
A voice appeared commanding "Obey Your Thirst"

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from Slipping Indifference, released June 1, 2023
Written and recorded by Mark Crowley
Mixed and mastered by Kenny Harrington
Kenny Harrington - Bass Guitar
John Springfield - Outro Guitar

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