Wise Words from the worlds greatest songwriter….

The monkey sat on a pile of stones
And he stared at the broken bone in his hand
And the strains of a Viennese quartet rang out across the land
The monkey looked up at the stars
And he thought to himself
Memory is a stranger, history is for fools
And he cleaned his hands in the pool of holy writing
Turned his back on the garden and set out for the nearest town

Hold on! Hold on soldier!
When you add it all up the tears and the marrowbone
There's an ounce of gold and an ounce of pride in each ledger
And the Germans killed the Jews
And the Jews killed the Arabs
And the Arabs killed the hostages
And that is the news
And is it any wonder that the monkey's confused?

He said Mama Mama the President's a fool
Why do I have to keep reading these technical manuals
And the joint chiefs of staff and the brokers on Wall Street said
Don't make us laugh you're a smart kid
Time is linear, memory's a stranger, History's for fools
Man is a tool in the hands of the great God Almighty
And they gave him command of a nuclear submarine
And sent him back in search of the Garden of Eden

Can't you see?
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in Dollars and Cents
Pounds, Shillings and Pence
Can't you see?
It all makes perfect sense

Little black soul departs in perfect focus
Prime time fodder for the News at Nine
Darling is the Child warm in bed tonight

Can't you see?
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in Dollars and Cents
Pounds, shillings and pence
Can't you see?
It all makes perfect sense

(Roger Waters, Perfect Sense parts 1 and 2, Amused to Death, 1992)

And seemingly even more applicable today. If you get the chance to listen to this track (Parts 1 and 2), then it becomes even more poignant.

More later, GrocerJack (and they will be happier…. I promise)