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86 How I Failed Ethics

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[Intro]
Em Am D
[Verse]
Though Gmajoring in Visual and CEnvironmental DStudies
And Cminoring in History of AmSciD  
I Ghad to retake Ethics from my CMennonite Dprofessor
For Cwhom my skeptiDcism didn't Gfly
[Interlude]
Em Am D
[Verse]
The Gfirst time I made mincemeat of the Cstandard propoDsitions
EsCtablishing a so-called moral AmscienceD  
And GI declared morality an Coffshoot of Daesthetics
And Cgot a failing DC for my Gdefiance
[Interlude]
Em Am D
[Verse]
So Gnext semester I back to CDivinity School Dtrotted
ProCverbial tail not between my AmlegsD  
And Gspent the whole course positing my Cown ethical Dsystem
While Cother college Dstudents emptied Gkegs
[Interlude]
Em Am D
[Verse]
GInformation ethics, cyberCethics — both since Dtaken —
Said: CMaximize the information AmflowD  
ToGward a hypothetical end Cstate in which the Dcosmos
ConCsists entireDly of our inGfo
And Gat the highest level possiCble, not only Ddata
But Cdata about data dot dot AmdotD  
Or Glife on top of life on top of Clife, et ceterDa
CProfundity, my Dmother'd say — I'd Gnot
[Bridge]
Em    Bm    C
Em    Bm    Am    C
Bm          D
[Verse]
My GMennonite professor did conCcede I'd done the Dcoursework
AlCthough my system left him quite disAmmayedD  
DeGpending, as it did, on neither Chistory nor DJahweh
And Cgave me, finaDlly, a passing Ggrade

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86 How I Failed Ethics

by The Magnetic Fields

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[Intro]

Em Am D

[Verse]

G C D

Though majoring in Visual and Environmental Studies

C Am D

And minoring in History of Sci

G C D

I had to retake Ethics from my Mennonite professor

C D G

For whom my skepticism didn't fly

[Interlude]

Em Am D

[Verse]

G C D

The first time I made mincemeat of the standard propositions

C Am D

Establishing a so-called moral science

G C D

And I declared morality an offshoot of aesthetics

C D G

And got a failing C for my defiance

[Interlude]

Em Am D

[Verse]

G C D

So next semester I back to Divinity School trotted

C Am D

Proverbial tail not between my legs

G C D

And spent the whole course positing my own ethical system

C D G

While other college students emptied kegs

[Interlude]

Em Am D

[Verse]

G C D

Information ethics, cyberethics — both since taken —

C Am D

Said: Maximize the information flow

G C D

Toward a hypothetical end state in which the cosmos

C D G

Consists entirely of our info

G C D

And at the highest level possible, not only data

C Am D

But data about data dot dot dot

G C D

Or life on top of life on top of life, et cetera

C D G

Profundity, my mother'd say — I'd not

[Bridge]

Em Bm C

Em Bm Am C

Bm D

[Verse]

G C D

My Mennonite professor did concede I'd done the coursework

C Am D

Although my system left him quite dismayed

G C D

Depending, as it did, on neither history nor Jahweh

C D G

And gave me, finally, a passing grade

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