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Dread & Regret

by narthaal

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Written in 2019 from the bottom of the deepest pit of the gravest disdain for the incessant and inescapable assault of superhero mass media that has been flooding our screens and senses for the last decade.
Inspired by the writings of Umberto Eco on the subject.

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Indestructible heroes, gods, demigods, Übermenschen
feats of bravery and strength conjured by the hand of a scribbler
devilish foes with a master plan, trapped in a palindrome world
where evil is only defined as an inversion of virtue

Spoon-fed to servile conformists
along with the spectre of choice
with the untermensch specimen nodding along
to the rhythm of their views being altered

Metropolis stirs with the echoes of screams
as the seesaw has once again shifted
to the crimelords' rebirth, to the victims' dispair
watch with awe as the story unfolds into naught

Our Villain has won his Malthusian war
and his arguments have been made clear
he's relatable, calm but a killer no less
that's why he's evil, I guess

Bread and spectacles, offered in digital is your release
dispersing their message in a new, more digestible format
Keeping you docile and trained, your existence is scripted as well
there's no other meaning to life than dread and regret (other than mehrwert)

Apathetic, indifferent to the pain and the suffering
keep working, consume and obey
Your sweat oils the gears of the bone crushing beast
unsated, consuming the earth - along with itself

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released January 2, 2024
Written, performed and produced by an effigy of myself that I've been keeping in my nightstand drawer.

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