The Genius of the Crowd lyrics

There is enough treachery, hatred,

violence,

Absurdity in the average human

being

To supply any given army on any given

Day.

AND The Best At Murder Are Those

Who Preach Against It.

AND The Best At Hate Are Those

Who Preach LOVE

AND THE BEST AT WAR

-- FINALLY – ARE THOSE WHO

PREACH

PEACE

Those Who Preach GOD

NEED God

Those Who Preach PEACE

Do Not Have Peace.

THOSE WHO PREACH LOVE

DO NOT HAVE LOVE

BEWARE THE PREACHERS

Beware The Knowers.

Beware

Those Who

Are ALWAYS

READING

BOOKS

Beware Those Who Either Detest

Poverty Or Are Proud Of It

BEWARE Those Quick To Praise

For They Need PRAISE In Return

BEWARE Those Quick to Censure:

They Are Afraid Of What They Do

Not Know

Beware Those Who Seek Constant

Crowds; They Are Nothing

Alone

Beware

The Average Man

The Average Woman

BEWARE Their Love

Their Love Is Average, Seeks

Average

But There Is Genius In Their Hatred

There Is Enough Genius in Their

Hatred To Kill You, To Kill

Anybody.

Not Wanting Solitude

Not Understanding Solitude

They Will Attempt to Destroy

Anything

That Differs

From Their Own

Not Being Able

To Create Art

They Will Not

Understand Art

They Will Consider Their Failure

As Creators

Only As A Failure

Of The World

Not Being Able To Love Fully

They Will BELIEVE Your Love

Incomplete

AND THEN THEY WILL HATE

YOU

And Their Hatred Will Be Perfect

Like A Shining Diamond

Like A Knife

Like A Mountain

LIKE A TIGER

LIKE Hemlock

Their Finest

ART

• Artist:Charles Bukowski