Progress
Unmasking the Myth of Progress: A Deep Dive into Mission of Burma's 'Progress'
Lyrics
Down with history
Rejecting or opposing the importance of history.
Down with sense
Rejecting or opposing the concept of common sense.
Nothing makes much difference
Expressing a belief that nothing really matters.
I'll surrender to this tragic mess
Accepting defeat or submission to a tragic and chaotic situation.
Spinning ball of randomness
Describing life as a random and unpredictable entity.
Where Logos is the finest blasphemy
Suggesting that intellectual discourse or reasoning is a form of blasphemy.
Men's lives pass like strips of film
Comparing human lives to fleeting moments, like strips of film.
Recorded gesture, acts of will
Highlighting the recording of human actions and decisions.
I'd like to think that down through time
Expressing a desire for a logical progression throughout history.
They'd compose a logical line
Doubting the likelihood of a coherent and logical historical narrative.
But chances are that's just a pile of shit
Expressing skepticism that such a narrative is just a pile of falsehoods.
And I can't help but bow my head and cry
Expressing a sense of sorrow or resignation.
It took so long to finally realize
Realizing, after a long time, that certain beliefs or hopes were misguided.
That all our hopes are based on such gross lies
Acknowledging that collective aspirations are based on significant untruths.
Classroom lessons World War Two
Referencing lessons from World War Two and the Holocaust.
Atrocities against the Jews
Highlighting historical atrocities against the Jewish population.
Never again our solemn vow
Committing to prevent a recurrence of such atrocities.
That's why we all share Cambodia
Ironically connecting the vow to prevent atrocities with the reality of Cambodia's suffering.
Isn't it great how far we've come since then?
Sarcastically commenting on the perceived progress since World War Two.
And I can't help but bow my head and cry
Reiteration of a sense of sorrow or resignation.
It took so long to finally realize
Reiterating the belated realization of misguided beliefs.
That all our hopes are based on such gross lies
Reiterating that collective aspirations are based on significant untruths.
Dialectic's shit
Rejecting the value of dialectics or logical reasoning.
Evolution's crap
Rejecting the value of evolution as a concept.
Time and time again the masquerade is
Implying that repeated deception is exposed for what it truly is.
Shown for what it really is:
Asserting that progress is revealed as a masquerade or illusion.
Progress, progress it's a pleasant myth
Labeling progress as a pleasant myth.
Progress, progress it's a pleasant myth
Repeating the assertion that progress is a pleasant myth.
Progress, progress
Emphasizing the idea that progress is a myth.
Pleasant myth
Reiterating that the myth of progress adds value to life.
That makes my life worthwhile
Suggesting that the myth of progress gives meaning to life.
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