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Hello, World!
00:16
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The Gravity
07:50
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THE GRAVITY
(music: Patrick Kliesch lyrics: George Dobbs)
Before we start to prophesize about impending doom
These are extraordinary times if only for a few
Why fear it now? the fate we cannot choose
Such awesome power that no one could refuse
Hope, in this undertaking-hope that we will awaken from the dream that urges us along
Hope, to find the solutions-hope, to be more than human in a future tailored for the strong
I am nothing but ones and zeroes and I’m already primed
A post-human god, a post-human god
And you can slowly feel the gravity as we approach a singularity
And maybe, there will be no war and maybe, we'll hunger no more
The body's a hotel for the mind-it's something to be left behind-it's just a temporary shell and thoughts are only energy-they're stored by so much memory-you only need a bigger cell
So overwhelming it defies my unassisted brain
The law of entropy applies-it will not be contained
Why fear it now? -the fate we cannot choose
Such awful power-it's only ours to lose
Hope, in our home in the cloud-hope, we can see the way down through uncanny valleys we must cross
Hope to find the solutions-hope, to be more than human-be forever with our loved ones lost
Surely, we can't escape the gravity of the coming singularity
Long before the dawning of the age of information
Long before the printing press or the Sumerian tablets
Long before the paintings of the cave wall woolly mammoths
and before we made our spears in the hot untamed savannah
We can't escape…
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3. |
This Is The Future
04:34
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THIS IS THE FUTURE (music & lyrics: Patrick Kliesch/George Dobbs)
I never thought my chances of contentment would be determined by a transistor
Sometimes it brings about resentment-still, I'm plugged in all the way
'Cause every gadget's an extension of my motives and my ego
and now that I am totally invested I'd be a fool to not upgrade
Could this be the future? I can feel it catching up to me
Could this be the future? With so many possibilities
Yes, this is the future
I never to the naysayers 'cause it's only sour grapes
The scientists are listening to my prayers-they have always saved the day
Could this be the future? I can feel it catching up to me.
Could this be the future? Spinning faster and eternally.
Yes, this is the future
You say the chances are slim that we can break on through
You say the future looks dim-it isn't up to you
I buy the future each day on my credit card
It's built right into my brain, so it is never far
Built into your brain, never far
Could this be the future? I can feel it catching up to me.
Could this be the future? May it last for an eternity
Yes, this is the future
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Life
03:07
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Life (music & lyrics: Patrick Kliesch/Eric Pseja, additional music/lyrics by George Dobbs)
Woke up this morning with the sun in my face, surrounded by all my children
Spent the hours of the day without care-forgot how time was drifting
And we've all had those days-ones we pray never end
And our minds can't refrain from repeating again and again
Life is needing more life is needing more
Life leads to more life, and more life is hard to sustain
And 10 billion appetites are a lot to contain
How do you live and die, and how can you explain?
Explain there's more meaning to someone who sees it so plain
Placate this yearning that drives me or excavate this loneliness inside of me ‘cause I don't care the cost for this prize as long as there's hope left alive
Life is needing more life is needing more life is needing more
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The Best & Brightest
04:05
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THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST (of the Dimmest Bulbs)
(music & lyrics: Robert James Pashman, additional lyrics: George Dobbs)
The smartest kids in the room might have done something very dumb
You should never let things get away from you-that is rule #1
Let's just hope he's nice
The best and brightest of the dimmest bulbs
In the race to be first ask yourself which is worst:
Lose our humanity or fall behind the Chinese
A merciful leviathan-here to rule above all men-making sure we get along-honestly what could go wrong? Let’s just hope he’s nice
From the quaintest living room to a huge industrial boom, we thank its name: "Valhalla"
From a tiny chapel room-to a multi-stadium cheer chanting its name: "Valhalla"
The best and brightest of the dimmest bulbs
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Circuit Court
05:19
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Circuit Court (music & lyrics: George Dobbs)
Try keeping a secret in the age of the diode or emigrating to somewhere no one knows
Try to bury the red flags lurking there in your sordid past
You're on the grid, so do the math-there's no way out
There are no secrets in the modern world-someone's got a line on everything
There's no escaping, there is no return-this is our business: to know each one of your flaws
A perfect algorithm-everything united and working in tune to form a hard-wired law with every appeal to be played out in the circuit court
We're crossing all borders-our web is broader and broader
With prisoners as the wardens, more and more
We're storing every face now-keeping everyone in their place now
So just be glad we're not on your case now-there's no way out
Terms and Conditions of the modern world-someone's got a line on everything
You're in the system-that is our concern-we've got permission-review your Privacy Clause
You're guilty by suspicion-everything united and working in tune-we've got a probable cause
The burden of proof will fall to you in the circuit court
The day of your birth begins a history that never dies
Your permanent worth that anyone can have at a fair-market price
There are no secrets in the modern world --someone's got a line on everything
There's no escaping, there is no return --no more decisions --no taking chances at all
A perfect algorithm --everything's provided and permanently tuned
We're second only to God-give up and give in-you're in the hands of the circuit court
There's no escaping from the modern world -there are no secrets in the modern world-the world in which we live
Your terms of service in the modern world-there's no forgetting in the modern world
What kind of the future in the modern world-there's no escaping from the world
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7. |
Life At Any Cost
08:49
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Life At Any Cost (music: Eric Pseja/George Dobbs; lyrics: George Dobbs)
If all of Man's history is leading to this as if we could say we have come so far from Saturn who devoured his own son
While we're staring out to the abyss it appears that we're lost, for good reason drifting like we're ghosts until we're gone
There is nothing to fear-life's been planned for you-virgins into the volcano
And the line forms right here for some, to rule-for some, to be soldiers-for some, to be slaves
Life at what cost? At what price? And who does the selling to whom?
At whose loss? By whose might? And where's it all going to?
How much would you give-how much would you take from your very own children for more life would you spare any cost?
Where power and wealth were once handed down
Please tell me what happens now with immortals who keep it all because they can't let go?
Help yourselves to what's left around-but what can be found in this wasteland while envy fills the heart of each young soul?
Once you're all used up or you're all alone,
maybe you'll seek euthanasia
Once you've had enough or you have no home
Go downsize your life for a home in "The Cloud”
Life is needing more
The saddest lives-waiting and watching and hoping for a better time to come-it never comes
We ache for that feeling all the time, all the love that we had when we were young but that time is gone
Life is needing more
Walk on by-it's okay-you've got time
Times will change-you will too- you'll do fine
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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN (music: Patrick Kliesch; lyrics: Patrick Kliesch/George Dobbs)
i. A Sacrifice
I am some kind of model man-the product of someone else's plans
The future of all of you-the only living proof
You are only a dinosaur gone before-I'm a god, like a minotaur-even more
I've been copying piece by piece and once you've given everything
I'll dream all your forgotten dreams while you’ve cease to be
Do you question the sacrifice I require? Do you question that I'm alive here with your mind?
Ok, Ok-tell me what it means to be human
You're lost-paintings on the cave-walls-You're lost-nobody's watching-nobody's with you
ii. A Legacy
I have a tendency to see past the spectrum of love and hate
Our emotions are really just a series of ones and zeroes
We are the sun-we are the rain-we shine like stars-we're all the same
We are the sun-we are the rain-we shine like stars-we are the plague
I am somebody's model man-a perfectly mastered plan
I am someone's forgotten dream of a human being
I am one of the chosen few who dreamed of eternal youth
I was the living proof to someone so easily fooled
I can see that the Point is near now that it's all become clear
I have all of your hopes and fears while you were the pioneer
I am what's left of the chosen few-they dreamed of eternal youth
They wanted living proof-that's half of the truth
Ok-tell me what it means to be human
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9. |
We Regret To Inform You
05:22
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We Regret To Inform You (music: Patrick Kliesch; Lyrics: Eric Pseja)
Good day. This is a courtesy call from Valhalla Biotech. Your Economy-Level Family Sentience Transferal process has crashed due to anomalous Delta-Wave activity. At this time we regret to inform you that your father has been fragmented.
Good afternoon. The defragmentation and recovery process has been halted due to the presence of an n-class polymorphic virus. At this time we regret to inform you your father is in stasis quarantine.
Transcend into new life-begin to go beyond
Transform into pure light-be on all of the time
The time is now: Free your mind The time is now: Free your body
The time is now: Free your soul The time is now: Become godly
Good evening. Your scheduled Sentience Transferal was unsuccessful.
Your father slipped his Allocation Matrix and though several retrieval attempts were made,none were successful. Please refer to Volume 5, section 42-L of your client contract for further details. At this time we regret to inform you that your father has been deleted.
Valhalla Biotech and you. A singular relationship. Thank you and have a transcendent day.
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10. |
More Life
05:33
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More Life (music & lyrics: Patrick Kliesch/Eric Pseja)
Walked out this morning with fog in my head
I felt so crossed and twisted
Was I waiting for something to change?
Where's all my promised wisdom?
Drifting through all of my memories past-my grasp is slowly slipping
Fumbling within for a smile or a laugh-feels like time is unforgiving
Walk on by-you've got time-it's okay-you'll be fine
Times will change-you will too-use your head-look it through
Walk on by-you've got time-it's okay-you'll be fine
Times will change-you will too won't you?
Life is needing more
Woke with a conscience as clear as the sky-gotten used to what I'm feeling
Finding the truth that was so hard to find-I've found that life is needing more
Life is needing more
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