Wuhan

Wuhan

Amidst the shit and the piss and the dirt and the grime

The corruption and the hate and the sorrow and the crime

Where you drink your tequila with a lemon not a lime

In a place that couldn’t stand the ravages of time

Lies a city with a heart made of shit

All my life I want to get away

Somehow I always stay

The brainwashed and the mad

The lost and bitter sad

I know, I know, I know I have to leave

Among the horrific traffic and foul decay

The pollution dripping and oozing grey

No stars nor moon nor sun to guide my way

Only winter and the wrath of summer today

In the center of a nation that has lost a sense of fun

Three habitats of old become an overwhelming one

In the land of obsequious ignorance now done

Separate from the flock and you encounter only shun

Lies a hell with the heart of a demon

All my life I want to get away

Somehow I always stay

The brainwashed and the mad

The lost and bitter sad

I know, I know, I know I have to leave

Intertwined with the sycophants are friends that are dear

From day to day you keep going, little to fear

Through it all my future seems so very clear

I’ve made my Prison, with my family drink my beer

Lies a city that has a heart

All my life I want to get away

Somehow I always stay

The brainwashed and the mad

The lost and bitter sad

I know, I know, I know here is where I’ll die

Gawain Gnosta