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The stain

from To the awoken (2009) by Utopia Now

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When I was younger and more naïve and idealistic, it was impossible for me to imagine why and how it could be acceptable to commit murder only because somewhere some person who holds some high office has signed a sheet of paper (say, a formal declaration of war). I’m still struggling with this question, although I’m beginning to realize (reluctantly) that the matter may not be quite as simple. However, no matter what the legal details may be, I cannot understand how anyone would willingly kill or accept the possibility of having to kill another human being. War and the questionable granted authority to kill should not be taken as self-evident and unproblematic rationales or justifications. Whenever another war crime is uncovered, the consequences become painfully visible.

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A dilapidated house like the mind of a simpleton misused,
as he returns from a place that exists only in the news.

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He washes his hands thirty times a day.
He breaks all the mirrors and sleeps wide awake
with chemicals to take the guilt away.

Paralyzed and dull from a nightmare of violent noise.
Now there's silence, and for the first time he can hear his own voice.

Chorus:
"But wasn't I authorized?
Have I not been absolved?"
The guilt is only shared but not a bit dissolved!

Bridge:
There's no excuse!

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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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