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Blenderman feat. Studio 17 - Reality Has Been Sold Out

from The Thousand​-​Yard Stare by BLENDERMAN

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Official video for "Reality Has Been Sold Out"
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Inspired by the essay “Digital Maoism” by Jaron Lanier.

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REALITY HAS BEEN SOLD OUT

Dark carpets
heavy oak wood
the hard brick faces of venerable institutions
scholars of the shadows
reveal a history of murky interweavings
the name of the man behind Brutus
gives you an idea why JFK had to die

This is the truth of knowledge
Reality has been sold out
Reality has been sold out

White glass and polished metal on the 49th floor
shadowy pilots
both invisible and unknown
sit in the cockpit of the blue planet
this our own blue planet
they keep the scoreboard ticking along
and have their hands on the purse strings
for sure
these guys have bigger balls
than the President of the United States of America

This is the truth of ultimate power
Reality has been sold out
Reality has been sold out

Where is the outside
and
what is more
where is the inside of this undefinable world?
The shadows of the world wide web
fall upon the globe
a seemingly unending network of malls
is only interspersed by backyards of half-truths
and we are left trudging through the mire

We stand expectant
and wait to get on the carousel
but its once beautiful paintwork is flaking off
only to be replaced by the poster paint of blogs and tweets
we never go places
but we know where places are

Google Earth and Wikipedia
are the sorcerers of our age
There are so many cynical conspirators
their dicks shrunk
from all these missed opportunities
for a real life
some are well paid for the slime they ooze
the slime of deception and manipulation
which poisons our hearts and lungs
in all the smoke-free bars and cafés
It doesn’t matter what they say
as they sip their latte grandes
they’ll still call it truth

This is the truth of Digital Maoism
but the truth is
more and more
my friend
that
Reality has been sold out
Reality has been sold out
Lost in a web of million lies
Lost in the complexities of the modern time

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from The Thousand​-​Yard Stare, released February 9, 2018
DJ Studio 17 - soundscapes
Maria Ziegler - backing vocals
Pete Welchman - bass guitar
Hesh - voice & guitar

Recorded & produced by Edgar M. Roethig and Heiko Hesh Schramm at Helicopter Tonstudio Dresden
www.facebook.com/helicopter.tonstudio

Mastered by Ralph Qno Kunze & Heiko Hesh Schramm | www.qno-records.de

Cover artwork by Fran Dango | Hobo Hill Productions

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