The Gift
Free Salamander Exhibit Lyrics

Utopian cyber-hippie this is your world now
Addressing the audience as if they were a 'Utopian cyber-hippie' and saying that they have created the current world.

I guess you think it's cool I guess you like it
Suggesting that the audience has created a world they find cool, but not necessarily one that is actually desirable or sustainable.

Utopian cyber-zombie shut the faaauuu I guess it's free for everybody I guess you made a little money
Continuing to describe the audience as having created the current world, and accusing them of being mindless and focused on profit over the well-being of others.

A nation of what should be human beings Walking around like victims in bad science-fiction The borg is here now The body-snatchers have come And taken over what used to be cafe, a bus, a train, a classroom. The body-snatchers have come
Using vivid imagery to criticize how humans have become dehumanized, like characters in a bad sci-fi story, by technology and commercialization of public spaces.

You've given the children a gift that keeps on giving They will never have known the world without this gift
Referring to modern technology and the commercialization of public spaces as a 'gift' that has become so omnipresent that future generations will assume it has always been around.

So here let us recall the malice of old gods... spite!
Eliciting mythological references to express dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs and a desire for a radical return to nature.

Open the box, open the box, steal the fire Taste it! Burn it! Break it! O Pan! O Pandora! O Eve! O Eve! Prometheus, Prometheus Loki, Loki, Loki Loki Luce Fero Lucifero I bring the light, I bring the light I bring the light
Invoking various mythological and literary figures who challenged the status quo and brought positive change to humanity, with the intention of urging the audience to do the same.

Placeless light Faceless Eye Cannot live Never die Let the earth
Describing an intangible force (technology, commercialization) as something that can't be physically destroyed, but encouraging its removal or negation.

Google, Twitter, Podcast I hate the poetry Download, Myspace, Facebook I hate the language I can't believe I put this garbage in a song Just because it's 2016 we don't all have to sing along
Expressing disdain for the commercialization of technology and social media, and seeking to distance oneself from it despite feeling influenced by it.

Leave the gift at the door Shut it down, turn it off, drop out Get out
Advocating for disconnecting from technology and returning to nature, as opposed to seeking to change the current technological paradigm.

Into the night, into the dark, into black silence Into the night, into the dark, into black silence Into the night, into the park, into the forest Past the gate, past the fountain, into the cemetery Into the night, into the dark, into black silence Under the light of the moon we can dream of a world before and after science Under the light of the sun we can live in a world before and after dreams
Suggesting that there is a world beyond the current technological paradigm, and that one can access this through introspection and connection with nature.

Utopian cyber-hippie this is your world now Utopian cyber-zombie this is your day in the sun Utopian cyber-hippie shut the door on the way out Utopian cyber-zombie get that thing out of my face and run
Repeating the message that the audience is responsible for the world as it is, but also encouraging them to turn away from it and toward a more nature-centered existence.