[Verse 1] Serbia prefrontal cortex Bosnia amygdala and Herzegovina Broader limbic system Croatia hippocampus and some temporal lobe Albania cerebellum Bulgaria thalamus Montenegro hypothalamus Greece temporal lobe and parts of prefrontal North Macedonia corpus callosum White matter tracks Kosovo emerging or contested Hippocampal amygdala circuits Slovenia parietal lobe Borders residual Yugoslavia Frayed corpus callosum and default mode network fragments Default mode network fragments Serbia is the narrator who still believes it can coordinate the rest Even as signals arrive late, distorted or hostile Bosnia amygdala interrupts with sudden effective surges Like fear, rage and grief that override the executive plan Croatia hippocampus supplies flash memories that are beautiful but incomplete Coastal light that doesn't include the inland water, the inland water Albania cerebellum is the steady undercurrent like the tuba or drum Continues regardless of the argument above it Corpus callosum North Macedonia is the failed handshake between left and right Between past and present Overall the illusion of a unified Yugoslavia of the mind Now the pieces negotiate or fail to negotiate as separate states Separate states Balkanization of the brain Balkanization of my brain Balkanization of your brain Balkanization of your brain Balkanization of your brain Balkanization of your brain Balkanization of your brain, your brain, your brain Balkanization of your brain Balkanization
