Speed Racer
Beyond Thunderbolts: Vic Chesnutt's Intelligent Reflections on Life
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have I learned anything from all of these lectures?
Reflecting on the lessons gained from various lectures.
I think it's my attention span clipped by TV at an early age
Attributing a short attention span to early exposure to television.
well who heard the radio when you are five years old?
Raising the question of who listens to the radio at the age of five.
I used to watch Speed Racer with that hyper attitude
Recalling watching the animated series Speed Racer with enthusiasm.
that carried me here to this fluorescent enlightenment
Linking the hyper attitude from Speed Racer to a current state of enlightenment.
I'm not a victim, I'm not a victim
Rejecting the role of a victim.
Oh, I, I, I, I am intelligent, I am intelligent
Asserting intelligence.
I'm not a victim, I'm not a victim
Reiterating a lack of victimhood.
Oh, I, I, I, I am an atheist, I am an atheist
Stating atheism as a belief.
the idea of divine order is essentially crazy
Denouncing the concept of divine order as irrational.
the laws of action and reaction
Affirming the laws of action and reaction as closer to universal truth.
are the closest thing to truth in the universe
Emphasizing the significance of these laws.
so don't try to spray me with your archaic rites of soul
Rejecting traditional rituals and beliefs.
your vision is a biological one
Describing a worldview rooted in biology.
I can dodge the thunderbolts
Expressing resilience in the face of challenges.
and scratch out an existence on this glorious but simple plane
Asserting the ability to exist on a simple plane.
I'm not a victim, I'm not a victim
Reiterating a lack of victimhood.
Oh, I, I, I, I am intelligent, I am intelligent
Reaffirming intelligence.
I'm not a victim, I'm not a victim
Repeating the rejection of victimhood.
Oh, I, I, I, I am an atheist, I am an atheist
Reiterating atheism as a belief.
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