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Whiskey Rabbi

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Why did God put Evil in the world, God damn it?
Was it just an accident, or did he plan it?
Well, the fact is that God made the world to entertain himself
And to keep things interesting, he took a little Evil off the shelf
But to do God's work, evil's got to be set free
To fight Boredom, the true enemy
Boredom is the true enemy
With all the bad things put away
Life's just a boring little play
And Boredom is the true enemy
What made Eve and Adam fall so fast?
A snake in the grass? No. Boredom
What made Pontius Pilate shrug and wash his hands?
Clerical demands? No. Boredom
What made Mohammed Atta wanna visit New York City?
American foreign policy?
No, same reason as anybody: Boredom is the true enemy
Boredom is the true enemy
Now before you start to answer
Remember: it takes more lives than cancer
Boredom is the true enemy
What makes the local teenagers so vile?
The latest music style? No. Boredom
What makes the Vancouver Police beat up the harmless protester?
Are they products of incest, or...?
Well, yes. But that's caused by Boredom
What makes genocide flare up with such tedious frequency?
Some kind of evil flea? People, honestly
Boredom is the true enemy
Boredom is the true enemy
So it's really not that nice
To want to wipe out every vice
When boredom is the true enemy
Songs about cars and angels and the rain
Must be disdained. They are the enemy
A thousand books chock full of Chicken Soup
For the Souls of the stupid enemy
Stories and plays that come with a Happy Ever After guarantee
Now that's a goddamn tragedy
When Boredom is the true enemy
Boredom is the true enemy
So join me in consensus, you're either with us or against us
Boredom is the true, go ahead and sue
But applaud when I am through
Because Boredom is the true enemy!
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Geoff Berner

Geoff Berner

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"The True Enemy" appears on "Whiskey Rabbi".

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