The Great Stereopticon

Alone and naked
Man clings
To dreams
He wants so desperately
To believe a drone without a hive
A man with no home

Kill, Sleep, Sex, Eat,
Repeat, Survive
Folly stalks his days,
He needs a story
To end all of the futility

All is permitted
But nothing, but nothing matters anyway
He needs a story
He can believe in

Behold, a myth thats binding all men
("purpose for all our days")
The Great Stereopticon

Bathe in it's peace, blue light
Opticon relieves, my mind
Free from the disease of life

Kill sleep sex eat...
Repeat survive

Of course it might be
A grand conspiracy
But it's better to believe
Than to
Kill, sleep, sex, eat,
Repeat, survive

So much easier to
Die... Did you hear the news today?
Lie... Did you hear the news today?

Alone and naked
Man clings
To dreams
He wants so desperately to
Kill sleep sex eat!
Did you hear the news today?!

News, breaking news:
The opticon controls your mind

Used, you are amused
The opticon it keeps you blind!

You, you can't Resist
The prejudice of black and white

Peace, a life of peace
If only you would
Bend the knee

Behold, a myth that's binding all men
(purpose for all our days)
The Great Stereopticon

We put in a new slide,
Project the brightest days of life
Shadows of memory fall
Were Reborn in ephemeral light

In our past
We have wandered
But now we walk paths of light

Truth like a flame
Burning the lies

You don't watch the news
The news watches you

Did you see the news today?

News today, it watches you!

Truth like a flame
Burning the lies

The screen is weaponized
Aimed at your mind

Algorithmic AI is
Aimed at your mind, at your mind

Aimed at your mind

I place the worn slide
In the carousel of my life (a lie)
Worship the Gods before me
Fantasies flicker by (a lie)
I offer myself before thee
A willing sacrifice

In my past
I have wondered
But now I see the light

Behold, a myth that's blinding all men
(Purpose for all our days)
The Great Stereopticon