People surrounding me
But I've never felt more alone
All of the sights I see
Are like nothing leaving me hollow
all of the lies I see
are slowly killing off my soul
what can i believe
the world wants to consume me whole
i have no more regrets
but I've never been more alone
this mask is my defense
stare with eyes disconnectedly hollow
fear consumes us all
are minds have grown so fragile
i will never belong
carry me far beyond
this mask carries me
through all the pain that i've seen
i don't want to believe
in this destiny
I predominantly got this for the first track. The news reporter’s dramatised and slick narrativisation of human suffering, juxtaposed with wry reporting on a “celestial event,” that flattens both into equally streamlined consumerist fodder, is a problematic redoubled, and perhaps highlighted, by enjoying that very thing set to extremely funky music. Maybe there is some working through to do here… errantzephyr