1. |
Welcome outside
04:31
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Welcome outside the cave
Welcome in the daylight
Take time to adjust your senses
And remember not to pigeonhole Reality again
Just let it be
Just let Reality be
Don’t take the blue pill
Don’t take the red pill
The anti-system sucks as much
As the system, it sucks your soul!
Take my hand let’s run away
To a place in between the worlds
Where we can rest and detox around a bonfire
There must be something much more real
Than all this empty nonsense
I see it in the tiniest plant
I see it in the galaxies
This empty shell is splintering
At least it is for me and you
But like they say it’s through those cracks
That light will enter and light will shine!
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2. |
Selfmade universe
03:29
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building you universe
out of separate worlds
they're all made of another
set of lies
in each of your worlds
you're another person
another style, another life
another conscience
playing the game of keeping silent
always watching every world you say
the right words to the right people
are keeping your universe together
living your life
moving in your theater
with a constantly changing
set of rules
but some bad day someone may stumble in
travelling bethween the different worlds
and breaking down the information walls
that keep your universe together
what's leftover now
do you still know for sure
who you really are
after the images have crumbled
reaching out
from the ashes of a selfmade world
you're a king now of a selfmade hell
and your savior is still there
where you left him
far on the outside
faraway but knocking
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3. |
Muggles gonna muggle
04:11
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muggles gonna muggle
and push their boring universe
onto the rest of us
lest something magical happens
the new inquisition
is scientifically approved
please follow it
lest something magical happens
Man controls this universe
even though free will is unscientific
So their will be done
Your magic’s too unpredictable (miracles)
not orderly enough
so get rid of it
or we'll cure you
we'll cure you good
muggles gonna muggle
and transform this old universe
into their likeness and image
lest something magical happens
the new enlightenment
will only allow for electric lights
so lightproof all doors and windows
lest something magical happens
We’ve got pills now
against seeing angels
And we’ve got medicine
To cure prophets
We know the truth now
Dreams are deceit
Nothing will happen
That’s unapproved by science
Oh yes they’ll gaslight you
Until every memory
Of every single miracle
Has been erased
By all means available
They’ll disenchant the world
And tell you it’s natural
And tell you it’s safe
Muggles gonna muggle
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4. |
Splintering dimensions
03:15
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This virtual world
and the physical dimension
Seem to be falling apart
splintering even
Sometimes I get lost
in between the different worlds
other times I seem to realise
That I've been lost all along
The more everything is connected,
the more it seems to falls apart.
The more people are plugged in
The more they fall drift away.
The more our society follows progress
The more it becomes a multiverse.
The more new realities we build
The more we get trapped in illusions
We're all aliens in the end.
No cohesion or coherence,
but we can all define ourselves now
make up our own identity on the fly.
deconstruct the social construct
bring in the personal construct
even the niches will splinter every time
and turn against themselves
every person is a single island
In this chaotic mess of irrelevance
unconnected and lost for translation
in a multiverse that's drifting apart
in between the splintering dimensions
I’m floating in my raft
flying whales floating overhead
Fragments of planets collapsing
Please sit here with me for a while
To watch this weird spectacle
while the worlds collide
And even the gods seem to be lost
Please tell me that I’m exaggerating
Tell me it’s not so bad
Tell me it’s all going somewhere
please don’t tell me lies
Please tell me that the world is still one
That God is one, that humans are one
Tell me that we’re not aliens
And that there’s still hope
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5. |
mi wile e ni
03:23
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mi wile e ni:
jan ali li jan pona.
mi wile e ni:
jan ali li olin e jan ali.
mi wile e ni:
sina olin e mi.
mi wile olin e sina,
ni li pona mute.
jan ali li jan sama li jan lili pi jan sewi.
jan ali li jan sama li jan lili pi jan sewi.
mi wile ala e utala.
mi wile ala e pakala.
utala li ike. pakala li ike.
mi wile olin. mi wile olin.
o weka e utala ali tan ma ali
o weka e pakala ali tan ma ali
ni li pona tawa mi,
li pona tawa sina,
li pona tawa jan ali.
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6. |
Cyberluddism VIII
02:13
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none at all
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7. |
In het niks
03:15
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Alles wordt kouder
Alles vervaagt
En ik weet niet eens meer
Hoe ik mezelf bijeenhoud
Als de mist steeds dichter wordt
En ikzelf compleet oplos
In ‘t niks in 't nergens
Pak mijn hand vast
Ik grijp door de uwe
Alsof ik ne geest ben
Ik zak door de grond
En vlieg weg tegelijk
In alle richtingen
In ‘t niks in 't nergens
Alsof er nooit iets bestaan heeft
Alsof er nooit iets zal bestaan (X2) kan
Nee ik wil ni verdwijne
Nee ik mag ni verdwijne
Kan ik nog vechten
Nu alles uiteenvalt
En ik helemaal vervaag
Samen met de wereld
Die misschien nooit echt was
En ook compleet oplost
In het niks
As dit ni stopt
Is’t hier rap gedaan
Asof er nooit iets was
niemand om derover na te denken
Maar ik ben der wel
Minstens geweest (denk ik)
In het niks
Alsof er nooit iets bestaan heeft
Alsof er nooit iets zal bestaan (X2)
Nee ik wil ni verdwijne
Nee ik mag ni verdwijne
Deze vijand is anders
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8. |
Shadows of shadows
04:31
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This precious virtual hideout
Is not really an escape from the cave
It’s only a new layer of shadows
And more shadows of shadows
With no actual connection left
Between all of our human constructs
And any real deeper Reality
A badly copied picture with no original
Can I say that I’m tired of this game
I’m sort of losing my substance
In the quicksand of this thoughtfield
Where our creations clash and burn
Meanwhile serious stuff is happening
In the actual world, material and beyond
But I’m stuck in an illusion
And in illusions of illusions
Beyond our self-fulfilling prophecies
And law of attraction manipulations
The things that fill our vision
Claim our allegiance and suck our energy
Can I say that I’m tired of this game
I’m sort of losing my coherence
In the quicksand of this thoughtfield
Where our creations clash and burn
And yet I have a longing
A longing for a longing
Of the Reality beyond these shadows
And shadows of shadows
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9. |
Oh God would you?
03:46
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10. |
Hold on
03:54
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Hold on the light that’s been given to you
Hold on the light that’s been given to you
Let it be your beacon here under the moon
Hold on the light that’s been given to you
Hold on to the Love that’s been put in your heart
Hold on to the Love that’s been put in your heart
let it shine through you in dark and cold places
Hold on to the Love that’s been put in your heart
Hold on to the Beauty that shines all around us
Hold on to the Beauty that shines all around
Don’t let it be corrupted by advertisments and TV
Hold on to the Beauty that shines all around
Hold on to the Truth wherever you find it
Hold on to the Truth wherever you find it
Even in the most unexpected of places
Hold on to the Truth wherever you find it
Everything good comes from the Father of Lights
Life and Being are from the Father of Lights
Hold on to the faith that puts life in your heart
Hold on to the faith that puts life in your heart
Keep it till the end when the curtain falls
Hold on to the faith that puts life in your heart
Hold on to the hope that goes way beyond death
Don’t let anyone steal it out of your heart
Hold on to the hope that goes way beyond death
Hold on to the hope that goes way beyond death
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11. |
Cyberluddism IX
02:55
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none at all
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12. |
Enemies
02:53
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It’s always the same
old motivational lie
And still they fall for it
We are the good guys
The chosen ones
The exceptional few
They are the enemy
They’re not like us
they must be destroyed
So K*ll them all
And then it will be okay
And the world will be better
The same old lie
Always the same old lie
And still they fall for it
They are the enemy…
From the KKK to the Islamic state
Different names, same evil nonsense
doing the devils work
In the name of God
One day you’ll wake up
open your eyes and see
the hell they've built
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13. |
Dark hour of fire
04:35
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being trapped inside of a gigantic
and more than life-sized straw man argument
this is a rather strange sensation
to suddenly find yourself experiencing
and it certainly makes one reminisce
about how the circumstances conspired
to have you finally end up here
in this dark hour of fire
taken in by promises of prosperity and talk
about economy and progress and coolness and more
you followed the masses and the adverts on TV
You installed the apps and emptied your brains
connected to and sucked into their web of lies
connected to and sucked into their world of shadows
who's in control here? And where are we going
If anywhere at all
you didn't keep your eye on the material world
now you suddenly found yourself locked up
inside of a giant wooden wicker man
With the city people swarming around you in a mob
Because someone has to be sacrificed
like a scapegoat or the child of Omelas
but these aren't even Pagan deities they revere
they're brand names and political party slogans
Capitalism brought neoliberal freedom
But still someone’s needed to pay the bills
often the devil can be found in the inquisition
rather than in the poor burning witch
a crowned monkey is spitting nut shells while the background falls
the fire comes closer time for a last prayer
you close your eyes
and the world is on fire
An undividable endless moment
you keep your eyes closed
eternity seems to pass
And your senses melt away
Burn with a fire
that goes beyond making carbon dioxide
burn with a fire
that cleanses the soul
Even beyond this world
Til the background is gone
you open your eyes
Unharmed
the world outside is scorched
but you find a world inside
That’s more real
It’s like coming out of the cave
green fields are waiting for you
further up and further in
all that you left behind
was worth less than an atom of this country
Lai lai
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14. |
Mixed bags
02:55
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never trust the left, never trust the right
never trust anyone who wants you to join their side
who'll exclude all but his own in a 2 party system
such package deals are toxic, without any exception
there is truth on each side there is lies on each side
but the packages as they are are always poisoned apples-
affirm the truth on the left, affirm the truth on the right
but endorse no-one who'll exclude a whole other side
truth and justice will never recognise party lines
and party lines can never keep truth and justice out or in
they'll always be present in different forms on different sides
even the worst dictator has some things right even the best idealist has some things wrong
a human being or his creation is always a mixed bag
a human being or his creation is always a mixed bag
some things we should conserve and some other things need progress
we need both, not one or the other, and usually we’ll need them both together
let's conserve it if’s good and go beyond it if it's wrong
Let’s transcend all this nonsense before we fossilise again
fleah and blood are never ever the actual enemy
a human being can be wrong and be bound by lies and systems
but she or he is still a sister or brother to ourselves
with the lies and systems and things between us as the real enemy
a human being or his creation as always a mixed bag
a human being or his creation as always a mixed bag
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15. |
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hoelang blijven we spelen
met adders en geweren
in het mijnenveld
hoelang blijven we spelen
op ons drumstel in't midden van de nacht
terwijl de draak slaapt
Hoelang blijven we gokken
me onszelf als inzet
ons eigen lichaam, onze eigen ziel
zonder dat we weten wie er wint
als wij het zijn die verliezen
zonder dat we ooit zullen weten
wat we hebben verloren
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16. |
Salva mea
04:12
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Oh God save me from the systems of this world
Oh God save me from myself
Oh God save me from the monsters in the dark
Oh God save me from the beast inside me
Oh God save me from the evil done to me
Oh God save me from my sins
Domine salva mea
Domine salva mea
Salva mea God same me God save me
Salva mea God same me God save me
From evil and violence
Oppression and hate
Greed and selfishness
And worship of selfmade idols
From lies and deception
Lust and lovelessness
Destruction and pollution
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17. |
Untitled in C-minor
02:36
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none
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18. |
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I know I can’t explain to you
the thoughts and feelings that I have
You would never understand my words
Even if I could describe things perfectly
And there’s no real connection
Because There’s no intersection
There’ll be no actual understanding
Cause We live in different worlds
So I’ll hurt your feelings
And you’ you’ll hurt mine
And It’ll happen, it’ll happen again
Time after time
Without knowing what went wrong
We’ll both blame the other again and again
Without seeing those solid differences
standing between us as a wall
mi sona ala e ni:
sina pilin e seme?
sina sona ala e ni:
mi pilin e seme?
mi sona ala e ni:
seme li lon insa sina?
sina sona ala e ni:
seme li lon insa mi?
(solo)
The things you do that hurt me
Wouldn’t hurt you if done to you
But to me they’re rather destructive
and you’re unable to even see it
The things I do to you that hurt you
They wouldn’t hurt me if done to me
But to you they’re is rather destructive
and I’m unable to even see it
So I’ll hurt
mi sona ala e ni:
sina pilin e seme?
sina sona ala e ni:
mi pilin e seme?
mi wile sona e ni:
sina pilin e seme?
sina wile sona e ni:
mi pilin e seme?
mi sona ala e ni:
seme li lon insa sina?
sina sona ala e ni:
seme li lon insa mi?
mi wile sona e ni:
seme li lon insa sina?
sina wile sona e ni:
seme li lon insa mi?
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19. |
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hello stranger from over the ocean
coming in wireless in ones and zeros...
what is friendship in this digital world?
do you want to know more people
completely different from you
and the narrow culture around you that you try to escape
or just people who'll affirm
things you already know
I'm not here to take sides in foreign conflicts
or affirm alien shibolets
but to make friends and learn
I can try to be a virtual friend to you
but I can’t mould myself into the mindset
Of an alien culture7...
I wanna be a friend
to everyone regardless of
Culture, gender, sex, race or even musical taste
I believe it’s from our difference
That we learn the most
So I'm not taking sides
between two poles of whatever trivial culture wars
You seem to think thinks universal
And you really should get rid of
Both sides of that nonsense
I learned your language
but you never knew mine as a monolingual
and even in English we use the same words
and say completely different things
there's hidden connotations and double meanings to words
assumptions and really weird connections
that we don't get that don't get cleared up
and listening to the other in case of misunderstanding
instead of assuming the worst is important from every side not just mine
but I see that you've already hit the unfriend button
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20. |
Cyberluddism X
01:29
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Bram Cools Lier, Belgium
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