Dictate of Transparency
It's a bit late to try and escape The world of today has a new shape Drown in the fever of control Freely in that trend we enroll No more place for conviction All that's real is abstraction Practically numb to novelties Incarcerated in civilities It's no longer the Stasi's lunacy The dictate of transparency It's our current reality A mutation of democracy Our lives open to scrutiny The dictate of transparency Our move on screen for all to see We dream of the time we were free Have we ever been free? Have we ever been free? We find ourselves on the front line Not knowing where to draw the line Free in a jail we don't perceive Ruled in a way we can't conceive It's no longer the Stasi's lunacy The dictate of transparency Our move on screen for all to see We dream of the time we were free Have we ever been free? Have we ever been free? Want to be heard - want to be seen Riot - fire We gave away privacy... When all our life is on display What else have we got to give away? From the obvious to the obscene Want to be heard, want to be seen All is senseless without witness... It's no longer the Stasi's lunacy The dictate of transparency It's our current reality A mutation of democracy Our lives open to scrutiny The dictate of transparency Our move on screen for all to see We dream of the time we were free
Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 24, 2025
The fog of confusion is melting away With a clear mind life's a freeway Dreams are the meat of reality We are our own goal, we are our victory We are our own goal, we are our victory Against doubt - circumspection Against certitude - introspection Our vision rules over stubbornness With iron will, we crush our every weakness Triumph is within us We are one with ourselves Against all enemies We are our own goal, we are our victory Against God there's Science Against Evil - common sense Against obsession - diversity Against division - unity Triumph is within us We are one with ourselves Against all enemies Against all enemies Against intolerance - experience Against violence - self reliance Against violence - self reliance Dreams are the meat of reality We are victory Against all enemies Against all enemies With iron will, we crush our every weakness With iron will, we crush our every weakness
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 24, 2025