It's just a ride

A 17 anni dalla morte di Bill Hicks, in US verrà trasmesso il documentario "American: The Bill Hicks Story" che venne prodotto dopo la sua morte da parenti e amici del comico americano. Il documentario è disponibile da tempo gratuitamente sui canali streaming come Youtube anche in italiano. La mossa di riportare al cinema questo documentario è motivo di ricordare uno dei più grandi comici mai esistiti nell'era contemporanea, sottovalutato in patria, amato all'estero, è diventato il simbolo di come si possa trasformare la propria professione in un veicolo sociale con il quale è possibile stimolare il pensiero della massa, renderlo partecipe delle proprie preoccupazioni, smascherare false verità e far riflettere su avvenimenti importanti da un altro punto di vista. Oltre a esortare tutti quelli che non conosco questo artista a cercare i propri video su Youtube con i sottotitoli in italiano, lascio una canzone dei Tool estratta dall'album Aenema, sviluppato anche per la memoria del loro amico Bill Hicks. La canzone Aenima riporta all'interno del testo pensieri dell'ultima fase della vita del comico americano.

Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will.
I sure could use a vacation from this

Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fucking time. Any fucking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your prozac and
Fret for your pilot and
Fret for your contract and
Fret for your car.

It's a
Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fucking time. Any fucking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.

Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will cuz
I sure could use a vacation from this

Silly shit, stupid shit...

One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.

Learn to swim.

Mom's gonna fix it all soon.
Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be.

Learn to swim.

Fuck L Ron Hubbard and
Fuck all his clones.
Fuck all those gun-toting
Hip gangster wannabes.

Learn to swim.

Fuck retro anything.
Fuck your tattoos.
Fuck all you junkies and
Fuck your short memory.

Learn to swim.

Fuck smiley glad-hands
With hidden agendas.
Fuck these dysfunctional,
Insecure actresses.

Learn to swim.

Cuz I'm praying for rain
And I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way.
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom please flush it all away.
I wanna watch it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in.
Watch you flush it all away.

Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me pessimist.
Try and read between the lines.

I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend.

I wanna see it all come down.
suck it down.
flush it down.