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This is a song about ideologies and ideological thinking so widespread in the lives and views of so many people. It’s a universal phenomenon that must be rooted in the human brain and psyche. A layperson’s explanation would be that we all deeply desire something to be a part of. We long for order in the chaos and for simple, clear-cut answers. And while this definitely isn’t the answer, I would suspect that it is at least a contributing factor. Unfortunately, ideological thinking is highly destructive and always stands in the way of honesty, truth, and fruitful progress. Because hardly anything (if anything at all) is ever black and white.

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- Monochrome -

Pick a side, there are only two,
it's a battle, and both cannot be true.
They will cut, paste, and rearrange.
It's a matter of mind, will, and glue.
The pieces are put in place,
held together by ideology.
And no reason will ever change
how the rodent runs
in its wheel, getting nowhere.

Chorus:
(Black and white)
This is the war of the worlds in an opinionated, turbid, monochrome universe.
Tirades of purblind conviction are blocks in the turbines of progress here on earth.
Life in the name of solutions determined long before the problems arise
signifies the intellect’s demise.

Empty shells in an empty space,
soaring freely without a logical trace.
They will misquote and will distort
and engage in a self-serving charade.
No answer was ever found
in the trench of a barricaded mind.
Words can be such a mighty sword
when they're dropped like bombs,
reduced to sound, impact, and loss.

Chorus:

Bridge:
Honey and milk flow somewhere in between
the dead, rocky edges, the lands of the extreme.
Discourse requires receptivity,
which will always be a scarce commodity
on islands of ideology!

End Chorus:
I am a stranger to this two-dimensional universe.
Acts in the name of a truth that was lost out of sight are destructive and perverse.
Brains on autopilot can never further a noble cause.
Time to finally take the blinders off.

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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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