Ballad of Socrates

from Rubber Soul Train by The Invertebrates

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The Ballad of Socrates

This is a song about Socrates
A man who asked a lot of questions
He didn't care about the deities
or the politics of indiscretion
He just sat back and drank the poison
He had an interest in Philosophy
but all he brought to it were questions
Could he be the only one to see
that all the answers are reflections[just questions]?
The answer of the State was poison
Boys of Athens, gathered round his feet,
with whom he traded tricky questions
they didn't learn to hate the liberty
that so frightens politicians
They had to watch their friend drink poison
The moral of this story is:
Don't ask a lot of questions
It's too annoying to society
if you ask too many questions
Unless you dare to drink the poison

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from Rubber Soul Train, released April 8, 2013
Greg Jordon- Engineering
Lewis Jack- Donbecq
M.Y. Shapiro- Vocal, Lyrics
Richard Vitale- Traps
Steve Farzan- Piano
Steve Heithecker- Engineering
Tezmerelda Compost- Guitar, Vocal
Tom Wheeler- Bass

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