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Brave open eyes

from Man in the Mirror (2010) by Utopia Now

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The world is as it is. An honest and objective look at it may be hard to bear or even impossible to many. But we don’t have to distort reality or even create illusionary counter-realities in order to bear existence. On the contrary, there is incredible beauty and wonder to be found in the world just as it is. But it does take courage and a strong character to face it head-on, because not all of it is convenient. But as a wise person said, the universe doesn’t owe us anything, let alone comfort.

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- Brave open eyes -

The voiceless millions suffer and empty skies don't offer
comfort, love, assistance – anything but rain.
A world of robots, flesh and bone, unguided and alone,
no higher scheme to justify the pain.

Natural beauty, space and time, all wonder without mind,
no purpose and no meaning to it all.
The child within keeps looking up, it hopes and will not stop
searching beyond the laboratory walls.

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A look at the world through brave open eyes
reveals beauty invisible to the blind
who still cry over these lines.

In the shadow of a cloud of uncertainty and doubt,
existence without moral absolutes.
All along we sense the threat of nothingness ahead,
a terror that no remedy can soothe.

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Existence in denial of the facts,
where the dreamer is deluded but relaxed.
Where the grasslands of reality could flourish,
there are bare plains and dried up riverbeds.

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A look at the world through brave open eyes
ignores comforting, nonsensical lies.

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from Man in the Mirror (2010), released June 25, 2010
Music and lyrics written, recorded, and performed by Stephan Serowy.

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Utopia Now Berlin, Germany

Utopia Now started out in 2006 but had been known under the name Indigo since 2002, sharing the stage with bands such as Lagwagon, Anti Flag, A Wilhelm Scream, No Trigger, Good Clean Fun, Venerea and many more. However, the band was short-lived and split in 2007. Today the band lives on in the form of an online solo project by the band’s founder, singer, and songwriter, Stephan Serowy. ... more

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