AT IT AGAIN

Laurie Anderson - Nova Convention
2nd Section (from the 12½ minute version)

6:45
I heard that in the future,
I mean, this is what I heard
That in the future, there will be no more animals
No more quadrupeds
I need a pet

And it will be a mystery why or where they went
A puzzle that will soon be forgotten
The pieces of this mysterious puzzle
Will be distributed very secretly, and very discreetly
In very close circles

But each circle will only have a fragment of the puzzle
And there will be many, many puzzles
And these groups
Will fight, Fight, FIGHT for the pieces,
to possess all the many, many, many, many pieces
of the many, many, many, many puzzles

One group, code-named "Flyers" believe that there was once and animal species
That could fly.
The academics of that period refuse to acknowledge this theory

The flyers also believe
That there was some kind of revolution among the birds
There was a big coup (the word coup is trilled by the pitch shifter)
There was a big coup

The flyers also have a dim shadow
For excuse for a bird call
[la-laddle-la-daddle bird call noise]

One underground group, code-named "Rabbits", alias "Productive Desire"
Have a secret call, aggressive hearing.. "Say what?"
aggressive hearing.. "Say what?"
aggressive hearing

But the "Penguins", code-named "Blue Bloods, Blood Blues"
Have the most knowledge, and ruthless power.
The penguins are simply more advanced.

Penguins transmit to Rabbits,
It's either you, or me! And we are simply more advanced than you
 We know your secret, you hear the most, but we know the best
 We know how you feel, we felt the same way 1.5 light years ago
 You're so primitive, eat the rich, You, yes You, You are so primitive
 Shake it!
 We know how you feel, we know everything
 Don't let anger use you, use anger, use anger
 You rabbits suffer from Perpetual Emotion. Emotions are over-funded
 You know what you should do with them emotions, you should stand on top of
them emotions
 Up and down, and do a most elegant dance
 Keep moving, buddy, we want to see you move
 Keep moving, buddy, we want to see you dance
 Keep moving, buddy, we want to see you move
 All systems go
 Keep moving, buddy, we want to see you move
 
Don't... miss... your.... train