So Many Souls to Change
Changing Horizons: A Reflection on Injustice and Humanity
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As the sun rises over Mexico
Reflecting on the sunrise in Mexico.
And sets on the African plains
Considering the sunset on the African plains.
On a tourist jet, the in-flight magazines
On a tourist plane, looking at in-flight magazines.
Sets out your rate of exchange
Examining the exchange rate mentioned in the magazines.
While the unhealed and homeless are wondering
The unhealed and homeless wonder about their safety.
If they will ever feel safe again
Questioning if they will ever feel secure again.
They give you drinks and show you sailors
Receiving drinks and witnessing sailors dancing in New York rain.
Dancing in the warm New York rain
Observing contrasting scenes of joy amid challenges.
So many souls to change
Expressing the enormity of the task to change many lives.
So mother and child while traveling to Deli
A mother and child must jump off a burning train in Deli.
Have to jump off a burning train
Highlighting a desperate situation and difficult choices.
While the puppet rich bible class third world society
Referencing a puppet-rich, bible class, third-world society.
Meets to discuss it's slogan campaign
Meeting to discuss a slogan campaign amidst adversity.
You are complicit in this conspiracy
Charging complicity in a global conspiracy.
You are unable to get free
Feeling trapped and unable to break free.
They send the rich ones to University
Noting the divide in educational opportunities.
And the rest get comics and T-V
The rich attend university, while the rest get comics and TV.
So many souls to change
Reiterating the challenge of changing numerous lives.
You are shocked with shots of corpses
Being shocked by images of corpses and enticed by greed.
And seduced by scenes of greed
Describing the impact of disturbing and alluring visuals.
So your overloaded conscience
An overloaded conscience seeks relief.
Goes out looking for some kind of relief
Searching for solace from the burdens of conscience.
And the church, the government and charity
The church, government, and charity collectively agree on limitations.
They collectively agree
Understanding the collective decision on financial constraints.
You cannot simply print more money
Recognizing the impossibility of printing money to save countries.
Just to save some poor country from disease
Rejecting a simplistic solution for saving nations from disease.
So many souls to change
Reiterating the magnitude of the task to change numerous lives.
So when you die and go to heaven
Contemplating potential consequences in the afterlife.
Looks like there could be hell to pay
Suggesting repercussions for mistreatment of mortals.
As the saints and angels ask how anyone
Imagining questioning by saints and angels in heaven.
Could treat mortals that way
Expressing disbelief at the mistreatment of humanity.
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