Careless, to try to think that we've progressed
And the consequence of walking quietly
We only know what we've been told
Self's exposed
And overloaded
And overloaded
And overloaded
These monuments built by thieves
These monuments built by thieves
Keep us contained
Polished they stand and guide us
I found a four leaf clover
Hidden within
Buried beneath my fears
And we fall, kneeling
Begging for scraps
Hands and arms stretched out
We reach for what we're given
So privileged
I'd imagine it could be the fall of man
The fall of man
We come from control
A paradigm that leads us through the valley
Into the mouths of wolves
Mouths of wolves
We are being eaten alive
And we fall, kneeling
Begging for what?
Hands and arms stretched out
We reach for what we're given
So privileged
I'd imagine it could be the fall of man
The tailor's shop has closed, closed
And we don't dress for miracles anymore
The tailor's shop has closed
And we don't dress for miracles anymore
Oh, how we believe in
All the monuments built by thieves
Oh, how we believe in
All the monuments built by thieves
Oh, how we believe in
All the monuments built by thieves
Complex Terms was produced by Will Putney.
The Human Abstract released Complex Terms on Tue Mar 08 2011.
In a 2011 interview with AltPress, lead guitarist and songwriter A.J. Minette said of the song:
The word “progress” is such a dismissive word in the worlds of art and music. It suggests that the art and music which came before is somehow less sophisticated. We also assume we’re making progress in t...