The Monkees — Swami (Plus Strings)

We were speaking of belief Beliefs and conditioning All belief possibly could be said to be the result of some conditioning Thus, the study of history is simply the study of one system of beliefs deposing another And so on, and so on, and so on A psychologically tested belief of our time is the central nervous system Which feeds its impulses directly to the brain, the conscious and subconscious Is unable to discern between the real, and the vividly imagined experience If there is a difference, and most of us believe there is Am I being clear? For to examine these concepts requires tremendous energy and discipline To experience the now without preconception of belief To allow the unknown to occur and to occur requires clarity For where there is clarity there is no choice And where there is choice, there is misery But then why should anyone listen to me? Why should I speak? Since I know nothing! Heh heh heh! ...The porpoise is laughing good-bye, good-bye... Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye... Clicks, clacks, riding the backs of giraffes for laughs is alright for a while The ego sings of castles and kings and things That go with a life of style Wanting to feel, to know what is real Living is a, is a lie The porpoise is waiting good-bye, good-bye... Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye... Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye... Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye... "Quick, suck it before the venom reaches my heart!" "Okay, I will."