It's Just a Ride

It's just a ride.

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Video by Torrey Meeks and Isaac Cody Smith.

Torrey Meeks
http://www.torreymeeks.blogspot.com

Cody Smith
http://www.youtube.com/tilldeath420

Music by Alex Gulikers.
http://twitter.com/7minutesdead

Check out his entire album at:

http://www.reverbnation.com/7minutesdead

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"The world is like a ride at an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it, you think it's real, because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round and it has thrills and chills and it's very brightly colored and it's very loud. And it's fun, for a while.

Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: 'Is this real? Or is this just a ride?' And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and they say 'Hey! Don't worry, don't be afraid - ever - because... this is just a ride.' And we kill those people.

'Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride! Shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry; look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.'

It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that - ever notice that? - and we let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter, because... it's just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort. No worry. No job. No savings and money. Just a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy bigger guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one.

Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, into a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defense each year and, instead, spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would do many times over - not one human being excluded - and we can explore space together, both inner and outer, forever. In peace."

-Bill Hicks, 1961-1994

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUiwTubYu0

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[Shikakapoop]

Hay I know this song ;)

[levmyshkin]

It's great : ) I added your info in the sidebox - totally skipped my mind on the re-upload with the new end tag! Thanks for letting me your tunes.

[retnuHDJ]

Damn good quote for Bill Hicks in your video info :P

Glad to come across another Hicks fan who was obviously affected by his message :P

[levmyshkin]

Thanks : )

[agulikers]

Yay thank you!

[bushuraloser]

some people sure get a shitty ride compared to others. And no refund if they complain which makes it even shitier

[bushuraloser]

Bill wasnt trying to be cool or even pretending to be a guru. He was just a man speaking his mind. We all should do the same, isnt it about time?