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Anxious Darwinians

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Em C
Em C Am
Em D
Em A
EmHalted F#membryogenGesis at the Ambirth of second thought,
Emcreating F#mbefore acting Gto stay safelyat Amthe start. 
EmTextbook F#mnebulse autGhentical the AmWorld Order’s end. 
EmBut we diF#mctate through creation jGust how, wAmhere and when. 
EmThe sound of self-severed limbs. BGroken joints on cAmold steel links.
EmImpossible havens harbor them. DaGmp floors carve swoAmllen skin. 
EmThe long-sought elusive passage keys! GWhere once was a dAmoor, now stands a wall. 
EmConcrete beds prevent digging deep. LGeonine threats behind bamboo sAmtalks.
EmAnd anxious DF#marwinians frGantically selfAm-analyse,
Emtoo ultF#mimately aware Gto trust anAmyone alive.
EmToxic, parF#masitic Gideas hijack oAmur minds.
EmMimetiF#mcally commandeered Gto include the Amsuicide.
D F#m Em A
DThe privacy of exEmperience. CThe illusion Gof focus.
DThe future is anticipated memory. F#m  Em  A  
D..Bm.   The viCrulence of iDdea.
EmHalted F#membryogenGesis at the Ambirth of second thought,
Emcreating F#mbefore acting Gto stay safelyat Amthe start. 
EmTextbook F#mnebulse autGhentical the AmWorld Order’s end. 
EmBut we diF#mctate through creation jGust how, wAmhere and when.
EmVanitas on aged pages, Gcopper Amviolin.
EmIncumbent phrenology to drGain you of your Amdoubt.
EmDon’t call my landscape a plane, you iGncreate Amegoist!
EmYou’re merely a hallucination of Gmy own AmAtmas!
EmVolition decides the Ebfuture as the auGthors all Abagree,
EmImpatiently arranging for eEbvolution’s GrecrudeAbscence.
EmVisual receptors are Ebundeniably GuniqAbue 
Emin a closed Cartesian TheaterEb,body aGnchored to the Abseat.
C D A
EmThe danger, dear empiritic iDs that to which Narcissus
Csuccumbed, and still do, some. Fountainshead, Dautomatons.
EmTo subordinates genetic interest is ultimatelDy human! 
EmRampant self-awareness in your invisiGble HDands 
Emmeans everything is fickle, subjGect to your shDape and shade. 
EmHow will you, dear eremite prGogram your sDemaphore? 
EmSelf-preservation is subject to an Gemotional DhomuncuBmlus. 
Em F#m G Am
EmAnd anxious DarF#mwinians fGrantically self-aAmnalyse, 
Emtoo ultimF#mately aware Gto include the suAmicide. 
EmHalted F#membryogenGesis at the Ambirth of second thought,
Emcreating F#mbefore acting Gto stay safelyat Amthe start. 
EmTextbook F#mnebulse autGhentical the AmWorld Order’s end. 
EmBut we diF#mctate through creation jGust how, wAmhere and when.

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Anxious Darwinians

by The Agonist

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F#m

Em C

Em C Am

Em D

Em A

Em F#m G Am

Halted embryogenesis at the birth of second thought,

Em F#m G Am

creating before acting to stay safelyat the start.

Em F#m G Am

Textbook nebulse authentical the World Order’s end.

Em F#m G Am

But we dictate through creation just how, where and when.

Em G Am

The sound of self-severed limbs. Broken joints on cold steel links.

Em G Am

Impossible havens harbor them. Damp floors carve swollen skin.

Em G Am

The long-sought elusive passage keys! Where once was a door, now stands a wall.

Em G Am

Concrete beds prevent digging deep. Leonine threats behind bamboo stalks.

Em F#m G Am

And anxious Darwinians frantically self-analyse,

Em F#m G Am

too ultimately aware to trust anyone alive.

Em F#m G Am

Toxic, parasitic ideas hijack our minds.

Em F#m G Am

Mimetically commandeered to include the suicide.

D F#m Em A

D Em C G

The privacy of experience. The illusion of focus.

D F#m Em A

The future is anticipated memory.

D Bm C D

... The virulence of idea.

Em F#m G Am

Halted embryogenesis at the birth of second thought,

Em F#m G Am

creating before acting to stay safelyat the start.

Em F#m G Am

Textbook nebulse authentical the World Order’s end.

Em F#m G Am

But we dictate through creation just how, where and when.

Em G Am

Vanitas on aged pages, copper violin.

Em G Am

Incumbent phrenology to drain you of your doubt.

Em G Am

Don’t call my landscape a plane, you increate egoist!

Em G Am

You’re merely a hallucination of my own Atmas!

Em Eb G Ab

Volition decides the future as the authors all agree,

Em Eb G Ab

Impatiently arranging for evolution’s recrudescence.

Em Eb G Ab

Visual receptors are undeniably unique

Em Eb G Ab

in a closed Cartesian Theater,body anchored to the seat.

C D A

Em D

The danger, dear empiritic is that to which Narcissus

C D

succumbed, and still do, some. Fountainshead, automatons.

Em D

To subordinates genetic interest is ultimately human!

Em G D

Rampant self-awareness in your invisible Hands

Em G D

means everything is fickle, subject to your shape and shade.

Em G D

How will you, dear eremite program your semaphore?

Em G D Bm

Self-preservation is subject to an emotional homunculus.

Em F#m G Am

And anxious Darwinians frantically self-analyse,

Em F#m G Am

too ultimately aware to include the suicide.

Em F#m G Am

Halted embryogenesis at the birth of second thought,

Em F#m G Am

creating before acting to stay safelyat the start.

Em F#m G Am

Textbook nebulse authentical the World Order’s end.

Em F#m G Am

But we dictate through creation just how, where and when.

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