REBELS IN BABYLON

ancient truths and sacred paths
mold our psychic karmic map

serve the earth–gaze at stars
feel your spirit–play your part

we come in peace–armed with love
standing strong against proto-fascist thugs

polylingual human beings
seek transcendant power–new ways of seeing

black and brown–white and red
we heed ancestors–bodies gone but never dead

evolution brought us to this place
a race against time–a dance with fate

our destiny is to live proud and free
a classless future–a chance to breathe

while fires burn at standing rock
we take a stand–facing riot cops

this could be our dawn–or a viscous nightmare
may our spirits grow strong–let our chants fill the air

evolve or die–the pixies say
revolutions come when armies give way

we are rebels in babylon
here to fight–here to shut it down

this sacred work demands all that we have
water is life–and oil is death

our minds are evolving–so stimulated
our brains rewired–reintegrated

the path we tread shines bright with love
our strength deep rooted–our power above

arise ye rebels of babylon
forge a new future–sing a sacred song

–BYPO PHOENIX c)2016