Name: Bill Hicks
Duration: P00H04M22S
Description: This contains samples of Bill Hicks, of which I claim no ownership. This is a tribute to one of my main influences, be it performance or school of thought.

Bill Hicks

from The Obscene Gravity Of Silence by Paulie Lipman

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This contains samples of Bill Hicks, of which I claim no ownership. This is a tribute to one of my main influences, be it performance or school of thought.

lyrics

Humorist MarkTwain said that

there is no humor in Heaven

Comedian Bill Hicks replied that Hell

will always have the best musicians

The only difference

between a comedian and a humorist

is that a comedian is more

damaged

Bill,

they

called you angry

You

were always in good company

Even Jesus

embraced rage's jagged blossom

as he evicted every thief squatting

in his father's house

Anger

is a gift

The cracked glass spark

that bursts in the chest of every great leader

doomed to the enlightenment that we

as humans, are capable of so much

more

but we run from every opportunity

to realize it

Love

is the fact that they never stop trying

to tell us

Laughterand Happiness

are two jilted lovers

at best

Bill

It's been 16 years

since Cancer's soft ravage

devoured your voice

Your mantle has grown dust

and your every heir apparent

knows only bitter,

cynical indifference mistaken for

righteous Anger

Love

for gullibility

I

counted myself among them

but there was no heart

to our hands

only dull, blustering thunder

inarticulate

and

too clumsy for incision

It tookyour sharp fingers

to slice through my sternum

and choke throttle my heart

back into lightning again

destructive

but illuminating

damaged

and hopeful

They call me

angry

I

am in good company

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from The Obscene Gravity Of Silence, released March 15, 2011

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Paulie Lipman Denver, Colorado

Paulie Lipman has been a part of 8 Denver National Slam Teams(including '04's second place and '06's national champions). His work has appeared in The Legendary, Borderline, and the Write Bloody anthology: The Good Things About America.

In addition to Spoken Word, Pauile is also a musician/composer and is available for hire for commercial/video game/soundtrack work. ... more