created by astralpariah on 02/09/2024 at 19:48 UTC*
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Electric Citizen – Golden Mean
Take away the gilded dream, heavy mind everlasting
Do you see what my eyes see, are you blind to what I mean
Nothing here is real, maybe I’m the same
Is it all a dream, am I to blame?
Of all the lies, shine right though
When you see why, they’re blinding you
Gilded meritocracy I believe you have blinded me
You could set the whole world free, all you do is lie to me
How can you help me feel what I feel?
Voices inside of me, nothing is real
Goodbye to the gilded dream, things were never as they seem
Blinded mediocrity, all you do is lie to me
It is all a dream? Take it all away
I see significant aspects of my own mental phenomena in the lyrics on this groups second album. I see it as a confessional work by the lyricist that tells the story of their own voice hearing experience as well as telling of a mentality. I hear plenty of tragedy and despair in this group's sound, also I see an embrace of a self reliance that is defiant if need be.
The sentiment of rejecting all the lies and wanting some genuine experience resonates with me. Also the call to justice and hope in the line "of all the lies, shine right through." That amidst the chaos intention remains and the truth stands all on it's own. What is just, honest, and good is real. What is of bad intention is inherently more fleeting. I see similar conversations in their work to my own harassers and heroes.
Can you relate to the line "all you do is lie to me?"
There's nothing here!