SENSE FOR SALE ft. DAVID DONTOH Lyrics

[David Dontoh]

On Sense for sale

Where did we stash our brain cells?

…And the Lord's prayer postulates inter alia:

"Our father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name

Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah

Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us blah-blah-blah

The power and the glory, forever and ever?

One ecumenical creed goes like:

"Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners…"

Mother of God, the Alpha and Omega?!

Talk about the Holy Trinity and the rest of them

Where did we stash our brain cells?

Do all of these provide answers

To all existential questions

What good do we make of encrypted dogmas

Except to breed and groom peerless nitwits

Bigots of yesterday, today and tomorrow?

We sure do know of warning notices

In the days of yore, in the citadels of freedom

On sign boards, even road signs and markings

"No loitering, no trespassing by law. Trespassers will be prosecuted"

Yet we forgive those who trespass against us?

Where did we stash our brain cells?

In the cerebrum, cerebellum and medulla oblongata?

Isn't it doctrinal to believe in life everlasting,

Could there be a narrow path to a heaven paved with gold

With angels touted as the creator's abode

And still be everywhere with us in spirit

Yet who came to live amongst us as an only begotten son

Who was crucified on a cross to atone for our sins; what sins?

Where did we stash our brain cells?

Underground, by the roadside or in the marketplace

Well, whichever way or place that may be

We better begin to count our cowries in gold

To buy what has always lived in us, even in the minds of old

In the youths and those yet unborn, one question to ask

Where did we stash our brain cells?

[Nana Fredua-Agyeman Jnr.]

If your clients are not paying you, then they are playing you

Listen attentively without me hearing you

Though that is not certain, you will certainly take a cue

Presumably, all persons know of its existence, however, those in search are a few

They seem to have it in abundance

Yet when it is needed, they begin to dance

They become celebrities overnight and twist their constituents into fans

Inform your allies who are supposed to be lawmakers that they are now troublemakers

If the citizenry trivialize issues worth accountability and permit to be led by persons on pension

They become complicit in the wallows of economic tension

Just like a modest response to a 'thank you', Oh! Don't mention

Imagine it as an illicit drug, sold clandestinely

It has zero expiration date, and only needs to be used at the right time

If over or under-utilized, it might result in the commission of a crime

Humanity is gradually affirming nonsense in bits in the name of research

Which search?

Why search for something that has already been found

Is it to make us stay relevant and profound?

One thing for sure is that sense like any other commodity is not free

Do not halt the flow, no matter how deeply embedded it is in your family tree

Just like the seasons, seek sense in turns

Likewise in cooking, lack of turns cause burns

Anything questionably questionable that is answerably answerable has to be sensibly sensible otherwise it becomes terribly terrible

Therefore, I say to you without offence

Apply your sense for it has no fence

Whenever, wherever or however you find sense for sale, in your quest to make a purchase after authentication, be wary, do not bargain

Caveat Emptor! — Buyer Beware!