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Neonates

from To the awoken (2009) by Utopia Now

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People like me frequently rail against superstitious and religious beliefs and how obviously false they are. However, one should not forget that there was a point in human history when the most outlandish explanation (by modern standards) was equivalent to a valid scientific hypothesis. In the absence of refined knowledge it is very reasonable to assume that thunder is the voice of some entity in the sky, that there is agency behind everything, and all those other tacit assumptions involved in people’s beliefs. However, we live in a different time, and while many beliefs have survived through the ages (for not only cultural, but primarily biological and psychological reasons, as is becoming more and more evident), science has come of age and transcended most, if not all, unfounded traditional beliefs. So while science has matured, many of us refuse to go along.

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And so everything began with an infant's mind
overwhelmed by everyday illusions of design.
In a void of virgin neurons and unbuilt libraries
any postulation stands ever so cogently.
Children in their mental cage...


Chorus:
But all neonates must grow
along with what they know
and at some point there's just no more excuse.
The veil has been removed,
this is the age of proof,
and I'm not wearing children's shoes!


So as the volumes fill the shelves the mystic curtain falls.
On the ratiocinative road the engine stalls.
The mighty Pegasus is hurting with a broken wing,
and our trajectory of growth at best is stagnating.
Children long past legal age...


Chorus:
But all neonates must grow
along with what they know
and at some point there's just no more excuse.
The veil has been removed,
this is the age of proof,
yet modern man is so obtuse!

And all I feel is shame that I am human too.
What about you?

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from To the awoken (2009), released January 31, 2009
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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