transcendental_blues
raze
"
i
have
spent
most
of
my
life
(
like
most
people
) avoiding
transcendence
at
all
costs, mainly
because
the
shit
hurts
. merely defining
transcendence
can
sometimes
be
painful
.
i
once
heard
that
transcendence
is
the
act
of
going
through
something
.
ouch
.
i
see
plate
glass
windows
and
divorces.
someone
else
told
me
that
it
was
rising
above
whatever
one
encountered
in
one's
path
,
but
at
this
point
in
my
life
that
smacks
of
avoidance
as
well
as
elitism
of
some
sort
.
i
am
compelled
to
look
back
on
years
of
going
through
,
above
,
as
well
as
around
my
life
looking
for
loopholes
to
redefine
everything
including
any
and
all
of
the
ideas
that
i
have
held
close
to
my
heart
along
the
way
.
art
.
freedom
.
justice
.
revolution
.
love
(
a
big
one
).
growth
.
passion
.
parenting
(
a
really
big
one
).
and
i
find
that
for
me
,
for
now
,
transcendence
is
about
being
still
enough
long
enough
to
know
when
it's
time
to
move
on
.
fuck
me
."
—
steve
earle
240430
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