Slanted, Straight and Small (1977)

I understand that you are unable to comprehend

From whence you came and where you will go

There is nothing you have and nothing to send

All is here for you to see and never know

Jump a boat that's taking passengers across the sea

An outlook not yours becomes somewhat of a reality

And when someone asks concernedly if it is something new

Tell them it is something interesting you would like to pursue

So what if you never come back the same

Remember all those slanted and strange

And it's a festive and intriguing game

Losing fortune is to gain some fame

Saw the sky turn yellow over China

And observed the red flag falling to the ground

America thinks nothing could be finer

Then see itself continuously put down

I am black, red, yellow, green and blue

Slanted, straight, narrow, curved and brown

There is nothing to see and nothing to do

I'm walking here, there and all around

Morning is afternoon and night is everywhere

Mountains rumble and buildings fall to the ground

I told them I would never care

And they told me not to come around

I came back slanted and small

An outcast within my society

Off my pedestal I must fall

Into degenerative mediocrity.