The Nonconfirmist
They told me it was a tiger But underneath it was a sheep They tried to scare me with it Until I caught it bleating They told me the tunnel was full of darkness They said venturing there would be rashness But it was until I saw the shimmering Then none could stop me from going They told me not to mingle with strangers Their friendship could bring me harm But I finally found my true love Amongst these very same strangers now They warned me to hide When the powerful came out to stride But it was until they burned down a place Angered within I came out to face They asked me not to go against the rule, Risking it would be an act of fool But it was until I found out the basic flaw That they were nothing more than ruler's claw They asked me to shut up When I tried to speak up They said they were doing me a favour And urged me to have the fervour But then I stopped listening I put my headphones on They screamed and raised t