Not a word learned or listened to
Wasting away is the norm to you
With your right arm raised, and it just strikes me
as hypocrisy singing "thou ancient, thou free"
In your final hour, when all the regrets dwell
Have you wasted your life and lived in vain?
When they profit on your dreams you've got to reap what you sow
When your heart is full of shame you've got to reap what you sow
credits
from Totem Skin,
released August 21, 2012
Lyrics by Henrik Dahlqvist and Christoffer Öster
supported by 26 fans who also own “Reap What You Sow”
Hearing the songs while reading the narrative behind the lyrics, I felt overwhelmed by this tragic story in which humans and artificial intelligence couldn't coexist side by side. Their reciprocal annihilation was inevitable. Except one "sole survivor, in a ship filled with memories. She had become the proof of Earth, proof that life had existed there, a voice for all the species and beauty we once knew". A dystopian concept dressed up in brilliant musicianship! @Slevin, thanks, I owe it to you! Umbra Cornuta
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