Lyrics
Consciousness the most beautiful gift
Consciousness is considered a beautiful gift.
Vast chaos could present
Vast chaos has the potential to offer something meaningful.
Does purpose give or take
Questions whether purpose adds or subtracts from life.
A constant degaussed stolid din
Describes a constant, monotonous noise.
Of tedium a delicate monster
Portrays tedium as a delicate monster.
While we sleep and wake demolish and remake
Highlights the continuous cycle of destruction and reconstruction during sleep and wakefulness.
And never heal all the way
Emphasizes the enduring nature of wounds that never fully heal.
But if there is a truth that truth may be
Suggests that a possible truth is the overpopulation issue.
That clearly there are too many of us walking on the earth
Expresses the idea that there are too many people on Earth.
Uniquely ugly in our own individual ways
Acknowledges individual uniqueness, even in ugliness.
An exception to any given rule
Asserts that exceptions exist to any given rule.
A lumbering gait
Describes a slow and heavy walking style.
A disinterested gaze
Depicts a lack of interest in the surroundings.
For an inattentive state
Describes a state of inattention.
What is left to be seen where next Newton
Raises questions about what remains to be discovered after influential figures like Newton.
Where next Shackleton
Similar to line 19, questions the future after Shackleton.
What vision is left and is anyone asking
Ponders if there is a shared vision for the future and whether anyone is seeking it.
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