Charles Bukowski, Rimer - The Atomic Age lyrics

We dug a hole deep beneath our souls
And took up shelter in winter's cold

Life has it's way of
Bringing down the strongest
It's more like an obstacle
Course, a lucky draw, And
Less of a contest
We think we're born into freedom
Realize we're pawns to bondage
Slave to numbers
Follower counts is our only problem
You see, the glitter, glam, twitter, 'gram
And superficial fads have crippled man
From doing the simple acts of kindness
Passing a simple thanks, we're blinded
Thinking the rigorous acts arе
Hindering our ambitions
The matter of fact is, if you want a way
You'll find it but еven after it is found
You've got the competition rap to me
Stopped being a sport it's
Now become a mission
The goal is to be poetically vulnerable
So when the thunder crackles
You know my songs will welcome the trembled
(besides)
Everything I took interest in seems to
Have come to a halt and (besides)
Everything I critique, it seems to me
I'm part of the problem (besides)
No matter how dark the night gets
There await's a morning
So what's another battle compared to
All the wars we fought?

This is a different age it's The Atomic Age
Each line must have it's own juice
It must not bore the reader, the writer
Anybody don't you see?

We dug a hole deep beneath our souls
And took up shelter in winter's cold