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1.
Hypnotized 07:25
Despondent with a blank stare I wave my hand but no one's there Rendered catatonic by The noise that's used to fill the mind A droning litany To ease the pass of time No more need to be Alone with what's inside Echo chambers reinforce A now long silent source Fills the void created when There's no self-reflection A droning litany To ease the pass of time No more need to be Alone with one's own mind Pain no more Never have to fear encroaching idle bore Fill the emptiness with distraction Head down and focused on the meaningless Why fix something that doesn't need redress? What harm is there creating diversion? What consequence if introspection Dies? We're hypnotized Drowning in the noise There is no defense against suggestive voice Mental muscle won't obey When it's withered up and atrophied away
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Bliss 05:01
Start the day with a clean slate Things are looking fine, so far so good One hundred percent and no debate Equilibrium remains as it should Then a nagging burr will enter in Challenging the constant state Forcing confrontation of painful truth Or head in the sand and I'm feeling great Cruising along and feeling fine Focused on things that perpetuate Cheerfully toeing the line Single-mindedly desperate Then a nagging burr will enter in Challenging the constant state Forcing confrontation of painful truth Or head in the sand and I'm feeling great How can the human mind be so incongruous And turn the truth into a lie? When ignorance is bliss we gravitate to it And shun the things that don't comply Giving a shit takes energy And all it does is agitate You have the tools to be free With your head in the sand, you're feeling great
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Algorithm 07:48
Does it know? Can it see inside the recess of the mind? Can it readily predict All the varied nuance combined? Does it feel? Or do equations only replicate the chance That specific things will come to pass By guessing in advance? Where is the line? What is the sign? Threshold has been crossed Control has been lost Will it seek To eliminate the source of all the pain? Will it smooth out inconsistencies Until only compliance remains? Will it find Abhorrence in the randomness of life? Will it then try to eradicate That which causes strife? Where is the line? What is the sign? Threshold has been crossed Control lost A way to be Free Destroy We have A decision point But only For a limited time Technological Singularity Approaches Can we say That we made A mistake And retake Take back Our fate Don't let Our future Be decided By an algorithm
4.
Fall 07:08
Warmth starts to fade Summer's last embrace Inherent beauty in The changing A cycle that repeats Without breaking Retraction of the flow Reveals the vibrance underneath And the myriad starts to show In all its great diversity Temporary tableau Fleeting beauty is shown But the thing that reveals the color Also causes release and the fall
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Declawed 03:32
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Afterimage 08:55
Moments, frozen in my mind like a photograph Of time Captured, remembered when needed and bringing warmth Inside Cherish the time Live it while it's here Don't let it slip Away and disappear Crystallized and turned into something that can be tangible Always Carry it, let it be a guide when there's no clear path To take Cherish the time Live it while it's here Don't let it slip Away and disappear Keep it in your sight With an unblinking stare Form an afterimage When looking elsewhere These wondrous things that you hold inside They help to form the inner fabric of the mind Keep them safe, don't let them fade away They will be only memories someday And if you hold your eyes on the light It will form an afterimage in your sight And when you must look elsewhere The image will be superimposed there

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released July 11, 2019

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Madness and Civilization Bloomington, Illinois

Madness and Civilization is an American rock band from Bloomington, Illinois. Their music combines elements of alternative rock, post rock, and heavy metal.

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