Banality #4

from Awaken Necropolis by Baby Killer Estelle

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Behind the glitter of spectacular distractions, a tendency toward banalization dominates modern society the world over, even where the more advanced forms of commodity consumption have seemingly multiplied the variety of roles and objects to choose from. The vestiges of religion and of the family (the latter is still the primary mechanism for transferring class power from one generation to the next), along with the vestiges of moral repression imposed by those two institutions, can be blended with ostentatious pretensions of worldly gratification precisely because life in this particular world remains repressive and offers nothing but pseudo-gratifications. Complacent acceptance of the status quo may also coexist with purely spectacular rebelliousness — dissatisfaction itself becomes a commodity as soon as the economy of abundance develops the capacity to process that particular raw material.

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This culture is killing us

I am too tired to listen to your complaints
It’s been a long day at the Office, Paperwork and meetings
And I’d rather watch TV

I am too tired, to answer your questions
And I love you, means I don’t care
Means shut up, and make me dinner
Cause I’d rather watch TV

Cause it tells me
Everything will be alright
Everything will be OK if we just worker harder
And it tells me
Everything will be alright
Everything will be OK, if we just watch longer
Everything will be alright
The situation’s in good hands
All we have to do is buy another product
And everything will be alright
Global warming is a lie, and our army’s greeted with open arms and flowers

But I’m too tired

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from Awaken Necropolis, released August 23, 2010

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