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Look for the Answer

from Go Nowhere by Atlas Monkey

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Overture; I. Our Noble Goals; II. Brave New World, III. Total Oppression; Interlude; IV. Progress and Order; V. The General, VI. You Don't Understand; VII. Grand Finale

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NARRATOR (distorted): Try to imagine a world without any form of state; without laws or politics or a government. Would mankind be able to survive in a civilisation where our behaviour has no boundaries? Could we take care of ourselves and one another? Or has our world been turned upside down by politicians and bureaucrats? Perhaps, we're about to find out.

OVERTURE (Instrumental)

I: OUR NOBLE GOALS

For thousands of years
Men have tried various forms of state
But what's the reason
Have we not learned to communicate
Monarchies, democracies
In the end all of them have failed
To provide a better life
For the majority I'd say

I was born a free man
Then they told me I had to obey
And do what they say
They never asked me anyway

This needs to change right now
The system won't work out for long
And we shall stand together
And fight for our rights and sing our song

II: BRAVE NEW WORLD

In our brave new world
We shall prevail
We shall live our lives
In peace and harmony

We shall make our choices today
In this brave new world of ours we stay

In our brave new world
We stand up and fight
We turn off the lights
No state can take our right

We shall make our choices right now
In this brave new world of ours somehow

III: TOTAL OPPRESSION

Politicians form our world as they like it to be
All the money for themselves and for their families
So watch out 'cause they can tell you
Everything that they want you to do
In the end they always win you
have no chance so just give up, you fool

Governments are everywhere they
tell us what to think, they put their hands
right in your minds just like some wretched shrink
Run for cover, they oppress you, they control you
this is not your life, work all day and dream of peace
They steal your bread while you try to survive

This needs to change right now (And so we try to change it)
The system won't work out for long (Yeah, listen to me)
And we shall stand together (Together)
And fight for our rights and sing our song (...sing our song)

INTERLUDE

IV: PROGRESS AND ORDER

Progress and order
Our people shall have a bright future
Elections and free speech
Where would our nation be now had we not achieved these

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Progress and order

V: THE GENERAL

Training our soldiers so you feel protected
They fight for freedom and often give their lives
Make sure their country never gets neglected
Leaving their children, husbands and their wives

You should never be afraid
For we never shall be late
You don't have to live in fear
Our protection is right here

VI: YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

Now is this really the life that you have chosen
Believing that we are the enemy
In fact, we always took care of your problems
But you don't ever, ever want to see

There's still a chance for you to change your minds
Is there a reason to overthrow this state
We can be civilised and talk about your struggle
Find a solution and keep up the debate

VII: GRAND FINALE

NARRATOR: How fascinating! As you can see, there are at least two ways to look at this topic. Some of you believe that our world would be better off without any leaders, while the other party suggests that we couldn't really take care of ourselves without guidance and protection. Now, which one has the final answer. Hm... I think, if there was an ultimate answer, this debate wouldn't have been going on for millenia. Each generation has to find the balance between these two extremes. Only then can they find a similar balance in there lives.

CHOIR: Don't close the door on each other
There's still much to talk about
No reason to fight one another
So listen up more than you shout
While we may not find a solution
That won't mean the question is gone
Individual against institution
This debate ever keeps going on

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from Go Nowhere, released December 11, 2016
Leon Kersken

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