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at our essence, each being 
just wants to exist freely, 
easily as possible 

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in times where nothing is real 
(including time), to think too 
much on it can drive one mad 

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the marks we think we make still 
just sand castles worn away 
by the ebb and flow of time 

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alpha mentalities prowl 
through an omega era, 
unable to do real work 

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external identity 
is superficial at best; 
nowadays, deep don’t exist 

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 worried about approval 
from others will always leave 
you lacking satisfaction 

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some folks bask in ignorance 
and pretend it’s bliss; ain’t no 
Paradise City for fools 

WH3N STR1PP3D D0WN T0 MY 3SS3NC3...

when stripped down to my essence, 
no industrial purpose 
causes my heart to vibrate 

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ain’t no riptides in river… 
think I’ll sit here and practice 
concentrating on nothing 

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easy to feel overwhelmed - 
riptides of obligation 
can start to feel like choking 

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ain’t nothing wrong with simple 
thinking, leading a simple 
life, keeping it to yourself 

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domesticated outlaws 
swear they’re wild and wonderful, 
but it’s all performative 

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we often desire escape, 
because what we’re doing ain’t 
living, in natural sense 

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we’ve progressed as a culture 
where work has little meaning 
beyond keeping bills at bay 

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finding one’s own purpose 
easily gets lost behind 
trying to survive our days 

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look into anybody’s 
eyes, and you’ll see their true 
focus (beneath the surface) 

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when existence feels futile, 
our streams of consciousness veer 
further into chaoses 

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existence is a prison 
only for the physical 
self; the mind always wanders 

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constitutions guaranteed 
natural rights meant less than 
what wealthiest men decreed 

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paradise was possible, 
but western thought destroyed it 
with industrial purpose