Song Description
This is about the general direction of the world, and it's not a good one. It's too big for most people to see. There are things said in this song that need to be said. This song really needs to be heard... by everyone.
| Song Length |
3:54 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Worried, Poignant |
Subject |
World, Freedom |
| Similar Artists |
John Lennon, Pink Floyd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
THE GREAT MALAISE
There is a big picture at hand
And they'll distract you if they can
The more chaos the better
Manipulation on TV
Creates a false reality
The less you see the better
Encourage fighting at our base
Religion, class, gender and race
The less united the better
What will become of this new breed
So unaware and cannot read
The less they learn the better
Some will deny it
Because it's easy that way
Victims of their mind dilution
Stand up and fight it
Because they're stealing our souls
And reject this life pollution
Something troublesome and odd
Is the phasing out of God
The less you say it the better
If you are shy then you are ill
And we can cure you with a pill
The more medicated the better
Some will deny it
Because it's easy that way
We've been programmed for rejection
Stand up and fight it
Because they're stealing our souls
And denounce this mind infection
There's only one way to cure this cancer
Do not look outward for the answer
Trust and listen to the sense inside of you
The sense you're conditioned to ignore
How can we claim that we are free
While they take our privacy
The more they know the better
Familiar past familiar goal
Creating fear to gain control
The more afraid the better
You've been lied to
Look inside you
It will guide you
No don't take my word
Look inside you
And defeat this mind dilution
And reject this life pollution
©2005 Derek T. Pendleton