Bill Hicks - It's just a ride

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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 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.

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[BlackBile666]

He was more of a philosopher than a comedian.

[JG129]

Ohh Bill I apologize it's been 16 years now since you've left and were still on the same ride, I'm beginning to think were all gonna crash on this ride. It's amazing how stupid and apathetic we all are. Every single one of us. " Hey an Oil spill just destroyed the gulf of mexico thats bad because animals are dying.... Oh hey look over here the Iphone 4 came out yay, What was I just complaining about ? Oh well I forget "...... Go to back to bed america your government is in control :)

[nw82]

@maxkorch this was the end of the set, the rest of it was more 'comedy' as you might think of it

[Faysalaaa]

@maxkorch this is just the ending of the show.. the whole show is comedy.

[wesmatron]

@BlackBile666 Aye. A sad loss

[brucelee6790]

@maxkorch i font give a shit

[maxkorch]

@brucelee6790 but, i like him, he is cool, i just font think it is funny at all, why would u go to a comedy show to see this????

[mechapigman]

This man was a genius. RIP Bill Hicks

[grilch]

Thank you very much for the transcript. Sometimes I just need to give it a quick read.

[88retrac]

I originally thought he was in his mid 40s when he died. He looked so much older than he was.

[brucelee6790]

@maxkorch you mean "would" who would go to a comedy club expecting this? right?

[silvergoldhedge]

great and powerfull - full of truth...we are all being taken for a ride!