Ball Of Confusion

 Ball Of Confusion

In 1970 (53 years ago) the Temptations sang:

                       "Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)"

People moving out, people moving in
Why? Because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run but you sure can't hide
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I'll set you free
Rap on, brother, rap on

Well, the only person talking about love thine brother is the preacher
And it seems nobody's interested in learning but the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation

Ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey

The sale of pills are at an all time high
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities aflame in the summer time
And oh, the beat goes on

Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
And the band played on

So, round and around and around we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows

Oh, Great Googa Mooga, can't you hear me talking to you?
Just a ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey

Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record's a gas
And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation
And the band played on

Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand
Suicide, too many bills, hippies moving to the hills
People all over the world are shouting, "End the war."
And the band played on

Great Googa Mooga, can't you hear me talking to you?
It's a ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
(Sayin') ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
(Sayin') ball of confusion
That's what the world is today...

 
53 years later has anything significant in the world, changed? When will the world wake up? Has the 1970 song: "War what is it good for - absolutely nothing" changed? I'm not trying to be negative, but will we ever learn? 

Too many people are aggressive. I'm not just talking about terrorists, I'm talking about our friends, family members and the average guy and girl walking around today. Road rage and revenge are getting more normal each day. People say things like: "we should kill them all." How sick is that!!

I'm a product of the 1950s. Will those days ever come back? Do the military establishments around the world want them to come back? Do the pharmaceutical companies pushing depression drugs want those good old days to come back. Do politicians using negative and aggressive statements want the days of the 50s to ever come back?

I'm frustrated because I know what the good times feel like, but I can't get them back. My only solution is to live my life with love and happiness and say: "fuck the world." I just have to accept the world is a;

Ball Of Confusion