Machinart - The Symptom of Sanity

Описание: A virtuoso piano-cabaret satire, exploring the thin line between sanity and reality. In a world where honesty is labeled a "chemical imbalance" and sensitivity is a "symptom"

Lyrics:

I went to see a man in a very clean white coat
With a wall full of diplomas and a lump inside my throat.
I told him I was seeing things that others didn't see
Like the hollow eyes of strangers and the ghost of who I used to be.
I told him that the world felt like a theater of the absurd
Where "kindness" is a slogan and "truth" is just a word.
He listened very closely, and he nodded with a sigh
Then he opened up a folder and he looked me in the eye.

He didn't ask about the wars, or the greed, or the lies
He didn't ask about the soot that’s falling from the skies.
He just reached for his pen with a practiced, steady hand
And gave me a name that I didn't quite understand.

Oh, I’m not "honest," I’m just "chemically imbalanced" it seems!
I’m not "witnessing a tragedy," I’m just having "unpleasant dreams."
It’s not the world that’s broken, it’s just a glitch inside my brain
And there’s a lovely little pill that’s going to wash away the stain!
If you’re seeing through the plastic, if you’re hearing all the screams
Then you’ve clearly got a "condition" that’s exceeding all the means!

So now I’m "well-adjusted," I’m "managed" and I’m "fine"
I can watch the forest burning while I’m sipping on my wine.
I don't notice all the orphans or the way the systems fail
I’m a "perfectly functioning" unit in a very high-end jail!
You see, if you’re "sensitive," you’re "fragile," and if you’re "sharp," you’re "ill"
But if you’re comfortably numb, then you’ve got a "strength of will."
We’ve pathologized the passion, we’ve medicated the "Why"
Until we’re all just "stable" enough to watch the planet die!

And I wonder...
If the madness isn't in me.
If the madness is...
The requirement to be okay with this.
If the only way to stay "sane"
Is to go completely...
Insane.
I DON'T WANT TO BE "BALANCED"!
I WANT TO BE AWAKE!

Oh, I’m not "honest," I’m just "chemically imbalanced" it seems!
I’m not "witnessing a tragedy," I’m just having "unpleasant dreams."
It’s not the world that’s broken, it’s just a glitch inside my brain
And I’m the only one who’s "crazy" enough...
To feel the fucking pain!

"There.
Don't you feel much better now, Nir?
... Good.
Take two of these,
And stop looking at the mirror."

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