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remembering tibak-ish days
June 21, 2006Menger posted something not too long ago about Hoobastank’s Born to Lead and how it reminded him of good ol’ tibak days…and suddenly I began to remember those days, too, and how it was all fun and scary and invigorating all in one.
And three more songs came to mind. 
The first is one of my favorite tracks off Incubus’ A Crow Left of The Murder album (hmmm actually they’re all from this album) — Talk Shows On Mute. It’s not a very obvious activist song, but it does have a lot going on between the lines hehehehe.
The next one would be Megalomaniac, which quite obviously has currents of activism in it, and which made Menger no longer like Incubus as much as he used to hahahahaha — because it reminded him of those…dark days. (Oops sorry menger!)
The last one…Incubus fans would probably have guessed this by now…is Pistola. My pen is a pistola. What could be more obvious? And I can relate to that line too, (and I’m sure you can, Menger!!!) I was a student writer and activist. Oh yes. The good old days of ranting and raving at the Admin, writing flaming words and painful truths!
I do miss it sometimes. 
Pistola
on the tip of my tongue
an offensive is poised and rearing
my intention: a bullet
my body: a trigger finger
and my pen is a pistola
they call me a fear, fear you,
yea my pen is a pistola
my secret arsenal
is an infinite, ageless inkwell
it’s a fountian of youth
and a patriot’s weapon of choice.
and my pen is a pistola
they call me a fear, fear you,
yea my pen is a pistola
on the tip of my tongue
an offensive is poised and rearing
my intention: a bullet
my body: a trigger finger
yeah!
and my pen is a pistola
they call me a fear, fear you,
yea my pen is a pistola
It may not have too many lyrics, but it sure does get the message across.
