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Superficial Society
03:10
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What I’m saying to you now is just another way to behave in the crowd to be accepted
I’ve always wanted to be part of a mob because I wanna feel the unity of the herd
What’s paramount now is that I’m never left out and I wanna be well-regarded
You call me fake, but I’m just a guy doing what it takes to survive in this shallow world
So nowadays...
I never care about my own thoughts
Sometimes I wonder if I have even lost the ability to think
’Cause the only thing that matters
Is what other people say and what they think of me
In this superficial society
I only want to look good and I would never risk being misunderstood
I don’t wanna feel excluded
It’s all about a mentality, working as a key to unlock the unconscious mind
I censor myself and you should do that too if you wanna be safe and feel included
No matter what you feel deep inside, it’s never right, ’cause it’s the other view that counts
So nowadays...
I never care about my own thoughts
Sometimes I wonder if I have even lost the ability to think
’Cause the only thing that matters
Is what other people say and what they think of me
In this superficial society
The world is cold and shallow
People are bold yet narrow
I never care about my own thoughts
Sometimes I wonder if I have even lost the ability to think
’Cause the only thing that matters
Is what other people say and what they think of me
In this superficial society
Baby, what do you think of me?
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Dichotomy Thoughts
03:23
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You don’t believe in
You don’t believe in anything but wrong or right
Because you’re living
Because you’re living in a world that’s black and white
But it’s only in your head where you get lost
You get lost in dichotomy thoughts
You never question
You never question anything your best friend does
It’s an obsession
It’s an obsession of your deep rooted bias
But it’s only in your head where you get lost
And these crazy concepts tie you up in knots
You get lost in dichotomy thoughts
It’s just another fallacy
A false dilemma that you believe
And I guess you’ll never change your spots
You’re forever lost in dichotomy thoughts
You don’t believe in
You don’t believe in anything but wrong or right
Because you’re living
Because you’re living in a world that’s black and white
But it’s only in your head where you get lost
And these crazy concepts tie you up in knots
Yeah it’s only in your head where you get lost
Lost in dichotomy thoughts
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4. |
Slave to My Passions
03:33
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I gotta get up in the morning
Just to get done with every single thing I don’t want to do
My work is to work for others
My own zeals are second hand
My zeals are second hand every day
I gotta go and participate in every morality play
Where I’m a walk-on forever
So I follow the script and the rules
’Cause I don’t wanna be a fool
I’d rather go around and spend all my time
With an easygoing style and a peace of mind
Just follow my heart with every step I take
This feeling in my gut will show where to go every day
When I’ve become a slave to my passions
And I’ll be OK
I gotta be good and allegiant
To the commandments and to what I am expected to do
Responsible and obedient
’Cause I need some basic structure
We all need basic structure to live
So I go to the closet and change to fit in with this masquerade
But maybe I’m uninvited
I know that this is not a simple test
It’s for everybody’s best
I’d rather go around and spend all my time
With an easygoing style and a peace of mind
I follow my heart with every step I take
This feeling in my gut will show where to go every day
When I’ve become a slave to my passions
And I’ll be OK
You know I’ve always wanted to feel free
You know I’ve always wanted to feel free
I’d rather go around and spend all my time
With an easygoing style and a peace of mind
Just follow my heart with every step I take
Say goodbye to this whole charade
I’d rather go around and spend all my time
With an easygoing style and a peace of mind
Just follow my heart with every step I take
This feeling in my gut will show where to go every day
When I’ve become a slave to my passions
I’ll be OK?
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Science
03:45
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Thanks for all your wisdom
The enlightenment you provide
I like the things you say even though we don’t know if they’re right all the time
You’ve never read a book but
That’s nothing you need anyway
Because your overconfidence is all you need when you say what you say
You just believe in what you want to see until you’re blinded by self-reliance
You don’t give a shit about facts from geeks in white coats and something they call science
You’re in a panel of experts
In a digital world of blue
And we can ask you anything because you know everything and you don’t need to think it through
You just believe in what you want to see until you’re blinded by self-reliance
You don’t give a shit about facts from geeks in white coats and something they call science
When you meet the science monster
You'd better run away!
You just believe in what you want to see until you’re blinded by self-reliance
You don’t give a shit about facts from geeks in white coats and something they call science
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Beauty and the Trickster
04:34
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This is the story of two people who fell in love
It’s always so damn beautiful when it happens
In all its glory, an ultimate happiness
That lasts forever, always
She went on a journey to find out if there was more
She longed for life beyond the confines of her home
Then she met an attorney, the most handsome man she’d ever seen
He was wealthy and full of energy
And he said: ”I love and honor you every day,
I promise from now on I’ll worship you as long as you obey”
What I tell is a tale as old as time, ever just the same
But I wonder if she’ll ever understand that she found herself a little trickster
He looks so stunning when he crosses boundaries
He’s breaking rules and disrupting authorities
He’s the most cunning and the most clever guy I’ve ever seen
But his ego doesn’t care for empathy
A master of disguise, he lies and he deceives
And he said: ”I love and honor you every day,
I promise from now on I’ll worship you as long as you obey”
What I tell is a tale as old as time, ever just the same
But I wonder if she wants to understand that she found herself a little trickster
True as it can be forever
Unexpectedly together
He took her by surprise
When he said: ”I love and honor you every day,
I promise from now on I’ll worship you as long as you obey”
What I tell is a tale as old as time, ever just the same
But I wonder if she wants to understand that she found herself a little trickster
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7. |
Lock You Away
02:59
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Hello dear citizens of the state of liberty
It’s the perfect place for the human race and for you and me
And those who don’t agree are the ones that we commit
If you’ve got an opinion in this dominion you’re in deep shit
You can talk about what you want
But if we really don’t like what you say
We lock you away
It’s not for you to castigate
So if you dispute us and behave like a renegade
We lock you away
Hello dear dissident, why do you carry on?
You’re under house arrest, ’cause you need to rest ’til you’ve come around We give you therapy and when the treatment is complete
An apathetic mind is all that you can find and all that you need
You can talk about what you want
But if we really don’t like what you say
We lock you away
It’s not for you to castigate
So if you dispute us and behave like a renegade
We lock you away
We need to protect and save our population
From the irresponsible world outside
We’re disconnected from the toxic information
All the propaganda they provide
You can talk about what you want
But if we really don’t like what you say
We lock you away
You can talk about what you want
But if we really don’t like what you say
We lock you away
It’s not for you to castigate
So if you dispute us and behave like a renegade
We lock you away
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8. |
Back to Sanity
03:07
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I think I took it all for granted
The freedom I had and everything I planned for before
And I wanted more
Now I’m stuck in this grey existence
And I can’t even tell if I care at all anymore
I think I’m just bored
’Cause there’s a future in my mind
Baby, you and I
Traveling through the sky
I feel like...
We’re going back to sanity
Come on now, get on up, back me up!
Utopia is getting closer, don’t you think?
But you keep telling me
We have never been there at all
You can climb but you’re gonna fall
’Cause we always fuck it up anyhow, but
I’m holding on to my old dream
That we’re gonna get back there finally
I’m longing for a new sensation
But you’re afraid to fall for some sweet temptation again
But you’re the captain, my friend
’Cause there’s a future in my mind
Baby, you and I
Traveling through the sky
I feel like...
We’re going back to sanity
Come on now, get on up, back me up!
Utopia is getting closer, don’t you think?
But you keep telling me
We have never been there at all
You can climb but you’re gonna fall
’Cause we always fuck it up anyhow, but
I’m holding on to my old dream
That we’re gonna get back there finally
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Unique Reality
03:51
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I believe I’m pretty collected
I got my feet on the ground
But I’m sick of the madness everywhere
And tired of being pushed around
I just wanna be who I am and
I just wanna feel what I feel
I don’t care if I am a castaway
When nothing here seems to be real
Don’t wanna be like everybody else
Don’t wanna live like anyone you know
Don’t wanna do what’s already been made
And I wanna put on a blinding show
So I think I should start to build now
I really think I should start to build now
Yeah I think I should start to build on what I call
My own unique reality, my own unique reality
I believe it will be fine
Thinking about it now, making everything so alive
My own unique reality, you know I’ve always wanted to feel free
I bring my family and I’m gonna stay there forever
I’m feeling a little confused
I’m feeling a little unsound
I think I’m just sick of it all
I’m tired of being pushed around
So I think I should start to build now
I really think I should start to build now
Yeah I think I should start to build on what I call
My own unique reality, my own unique reality
I believe it will be fine
Thinking about it now, making everything so alive
My own unique reality, it’s where we’re going back to sanity
I bring my family and I’m gonna stay there forever
Come on! Let’s do it! Let’s build it up then we move in
Come on! I want surroundings that I can cope with
Come on! Let’s do it! Let’s build it up then we move in
Come on! Before I’ve come to the end of my rope
Let’s go!
My own unique reality, my own unique reality
I believe it will be fine
Thinking about it now, making everything so alive
In my own unique reality, there’s not a single false dichotomy
But maybe it’s just a dream and I’m gonna stay here forever
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10. |
Speak Your Heart Out
04:26
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Do you remember all the stupid things we said
In a time when we still relied on love and common sense
Upon a hill where we used to dream the days away
About us and the world that we would save
I told you everything I felt deep in my heart
We shared our thoughts with everyone without a doubt
So perfectly naive to enjoy the life we’d got
But years went by and now I’m feeling lost
Did we fall in love too young, too easily?
Did we have to tear each other’s hearts out so carelessly when we’d lost the thrill?
We were far from perfect but I really miss those days when you used to speak your heart out to me
I’m thinking back to when we truly believed in peace
In a world of hope with justice and true democracy
But I can’t think too much anymore ’cause I’m gonna lose my mind
In a world where the blind’s leading the blind
Did we fall in love too young, too easily?
Did we have to tear each other’s hearts out so carelessly when we’d lost the thrill?
We were far from perfect but I really miss those days when you used to speak your heart out to me
Did we fall in love too young, too easily?
Did we have to tear each other’s hearts out so carelessly when we’d lost the thrill?
We were far from perfect but I really miss those days when you used to speak your heart out to me
And I always did that to you too, sweetheart, you see, yeah we always used to speak our hearts out to be free
I never care about my own thoughts
Sometimes I wonder if I’ve even lost the ability to think
’Cause the only thing that matters
Is what other people say
And what they think of me
In this superficial society
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