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By Yoko Ono
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THIS IS HELL IN PARADISE,
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WE'RE ALL ASLEEP OR PARALYZED.
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WHY ARE WE SCARED TO VERBALIZE
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OUR MULTICOLOR DREAMS?
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WHEN WILL WE COME TO REALIZE,
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WE'RE ALL STONED OR PACIFIED,
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WHILE THE BOOGIE MEN ORGANIZE
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THEIR MULTILEVEL SCHEMES?
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UNDERQUALIFIED FOR LOVE,
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OVERQUALIFIED FOR LIFE,
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STICKING OUR HEADS IN SLIME,
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THINKING WE'RE IN OUR PRIME.
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MESMERIZED BY MYTHOLOGY,
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HYPNOTIZED BY IDEOLOGY,
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ANTAGONIZED BY REALITY,
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VANDALIZED BY INSANITY,
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DESENSITIZED BY FRATERNITY,
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SANITIZED BY POLICY,
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JEOPARDIZED BY LUNACY.
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PENALIZED BY APATHY
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AND LIVING IN THE WORLD OF FANTASY.
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DANCING ON HOT COAL, WAITING FOR THE LAST CALL,
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IT'S ADAM'S BALL, EVE'S CALL.
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WAKE UP, SHAKE UP, CHECK OUT, WORK OUT, SPEAK OUT,
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REACH OUT, IT'S TIME TO, TIME TO, TIME TO,
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TO, TO, TO, TO, TO, TO, TO, TO, TO, TO, TO.
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THIS IS HELL IN PARADISE,
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NONE OF US WISH TO RECOGNIZE.
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BUT DO WE WANT THEM TO MATERIALIZE
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AN ENDANGERED SPECIES?
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EXORCISE INSTITUTION,
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EXERCISE INTUITION,
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MOBILIZE TRANSITION,
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WITH INSPIRATION FOR LIFE.
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HELL IN PARADISE
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| John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
