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"The other two images are the herd and the hive, which oppose each other. The herd may need a shepherd, but each of the animals is grazing for itself and can easily be separated from the herd. In the hive, by contrast, there are workers, drones and a queen; there is a division of labor and a product toward which they all work in common; separation from the hive is extinction. The herd is modern, the hive ancient."
-Allan Bloom

Perhaps RIOT SHIELD is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of RIOT SHIELD will bring you home

Perhaps RIOT SHIELD is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of RIOT SHIELD will see you through

Oh, RIOT SHIELD to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say RIOT SHIELD is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say RIOT SHIELD is everything
And some say they don't know

Perhaps RIOT SHIELD is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of RIOT SHIELD will be of you
- John Denver