Deterrence by NEON DÆMON published on 2021-09-16T07:02:54Z Music by M. Venäläinen; Lyrics by H. Hämäläinen, M. Venäläinen, A. Venäläinen & L. Nousiainen, spoken parts written by Isaac Asimov & Erika Gottlieb "The dark mirror of dystopian fiction functions as a deterrent, a warning that we should not allow the still curable illness of our present world to turn into the abhorrent pathologies of the world of the future." -Erika Gottlieb Entering the sequence in predefined order We know our place among this static disorder Conspiracies are woven in the darkest corners Billboards and neon signs show off the wealth of ruthless Data consumed by All-Seeing Eye "Greater good" the grandest lie This world of cipher was set to fail Deterrence to prevail Welcome into the darkest state of time And find something to remain Wake up and realize that brightest days are over The Final sequence is getting closer War has changed to battles fought behind disguise Feeds of chaos, led by watchers unidentified Oh how those proxy wars have worn us all out The shadow networks controlling our demise Illusions of threat - to cover The true design (Succumb to your fears) This world of cipher was set to fail Deterrence to prevail You, stop right there! What is your status? Identify yourself or be contained Four seasons reduced to one by temples of toxic smoke and fog Continuous downpour of blight brought us this eternal fall Network built for greater good now serves to control the weak and poor But don't you dare to run and hide, from the "comforts" of neon light Welcome into the darkest state of time And find something to remain Wake up and realize that brightest days are over The Final sequence is getting closer "Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance." -Isaac Asimov Genre Metal