Father and Child

I

Come out my child.   

Come out of the womb.   

I call upon you                   

                        to come out,                   

                        in the name of me,                                     

                                             your father,

                                             a man with good intentions,

                                                    and a strong sense of

                                                                    restraint.

                                             Your father,

                                             a man of good conscience,

                                                    and a desire for

                                                                 right behavior.                                     

                                       Your father,                                     

                                        a man armed with a sense

                                                      of efficiency,                                                 

                                                  and a love

                                                                 for peace.     

I call upon you,                    

                        my child,                             

                                      to come out,                             

                                      to come out.                    

                        Let me hug you                                  

                                                 one first,                                  

                                                 one last                                          

                                                             tranquil, tender time,    

before          

           I release you                        

                                into                            

                                        the slaughterhouse.    

II

 Believe not in me, child.   

Believe not in me.                      

                            I am not a free man,

                            I am not a free man,                               

                                            how can I teach you                                                  

                                                                           to be free.   

III

You put a trust in me, child,   

you put a trust in me.                          

                                  I am your father,                          

                                  you are bound to me.    

But that is the problem, child,        

       that is the problem,                            

                                     don't you see?                            

                                     Don't you see?    

Ultimately,   

ultimately,               

               I might lead you                               

                                         astray.