I was radicalised by Hillsong
paying less tax than me
in their lord’s financial year
of 19-2020 AD
same one that the PM
started on the beach
as his boss rained down a fire
on roughly 3 billion species
I thought fuck it
what’s all this then
do i take it in my stride
just trying to enjoy the view
from this patio on life
started driving on the freeways
with the headlights off for fun
chucked tacks along the bike tracks
slowly pulled apart my love

I’m a paradox, I’m special
I’m informed, I’m chic
can’t wait for Tuesday basketball
to locate my grief
I’m nervous, and I’m raw
a bit shaky, 5G
can’t wait for Tuesday basketball
to line up some young gun’s teeth

on the quiet nights I wander
through the smoke up to the cliffs
to cheers the hazy tankers
bringing all my bargains in
but I still strut home alone
cause a man is always safe
with headphones on, a button undone
and a shadow on his face

to be honest I always felt like this
a squatter in my bones
but then I got so turned on to
the real me on my phone
the light’s gone dull I see it
the battery’s out on nature
slouching towards Bethlehem
jet skis into Frankston

I’m a paradox, I’m special
I’m informed, I’m chic
can’t wait for Tuesday basketball
to locate my grief
I’m nervous, and I’m raw
a bit shaky, 5G
can’t wait for Tuesday basketball
to line up some young gun’s teeth