Christmas Time

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This is no time to swallow anger
This is no time to ignore hate
This is no time be acting frivolous
Because the time is getting late
This is no time for private vendettas
This is no time to not know who you are
Self-knowledge is a dangerous thing
The freedom of who you are
This is no time to ignore warnings
This is no time to clear the plate
Let's not be sorry after the fact
And let the past become our fate

There is no time
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Extract from the poem "There Is No Time", in "Pass Thru Fire, The Collected Lyrics", by LOU REED

(1st edition, 2009; 2nd edition, 2016)