Machine Vision
I:Scintilla Lyrics


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Longing for visions, divisions to corrode
Spiritual efficiency to assume control
Songs of confession, repression to the bone
A synchronizing light pulse, a hypnotizing tone

Manipulation
Reduce the noise
Binarization
Fix and destroy

Drowning in the unseen
Scream a selfish warning
By whose grace are you saved?
In the slow degrade
In moral bankruptcy
By whose mercy are you freed?
Hollow chants of the unseen
Won't wipe dirty mouths clean

Steel assembly line, define the others' fate
Blind the believers, a blend of church and state
Who calls upon you, claim they shall be saved
We will all love you conform, submit, behave

Interpretation
A black and white
Examination
Project your light





A nuance detected, burnt halo overthrown
Myth of light projected, can't erase your own shadow

Overall Meaning

The first four lines of I:Scintilla's song, "Machine Vision," mention a desire for something to corrode divisions and encourage spiritual efficiency to take control. This could be interpreted as a critique of society's reliance on machines and technology. It seems like the singer longs for something that will undo the damage caused by the overuse and overreliance on these things. The following two lines reference "Songs of confession, repression to the bone" – this could be interpreted as the need to confess to the things that we suppress so that we can move towards healing.


The next stanza mentions "manipulation" and "binarization," which further underscores the idea that the singer is criticizing humanity's dependence on machines. These lines imply that perhaps we are reducing ourselves to mere numbers and losing our souls in the process. The following lines continue to describe the negative effects of this technology. People are "drowning in the unseen" and screaming "a selfish warning," which perhaps alludes to the idea that people are becoming increasingly self-centered and disconnected from each other.


In the last stanza, I:Scintilla makes a reference to the "steel assembly line" and describes a society in which the church and state are blended. The lines "We will all love you conform, submit, behave" could be interpreted as a warning about the dangers of blindly following authority. The final lines of the song, with the reference to the "myth of light projected" and the inability to "erase your own shadow," suggest that there may be something that is being hidden from view – some truth that we refuse to acknowledge.



Line by Line Meaning

Longing for visions, divisions to corrode
Desire for distorted perceptions, desire for conflicts to destroy


Spiritual efficiency to assume control
Ability to manipulate spirituality to gain power


Songs of confession, repression to the bone
Melodies of admitting guilt, melodies of oppression cutting deep


A synchronizing light pulse, a hypnotizing tone
A rhythmical flashing light, a captivating sound


Manipulation
The act of cunningly controlling


Reduce the noise
Minimize external interruptions


Binarization
The division into two distinct categories to fix and destroy


Fix and destroy
Repair and annihilate


Drowning in the unseen
Submerging in the hidden


Scream a selfish warning
Yell a self-directed sign


By whose grace are you saved?
Due to whose generosity are you spared?


In the slow degrade
During the gradual deterioration


In moral bankruptcy
In ethical insolvency


By whose mercy are you freed?
Due to whose compassion are you liberated?


Hollow chants of the unseen
Meaningless repetitions of those who cannot be visioned


Won't wipe dirty mouths clean
Won't cleanse defiled speech


Steel assembly line, define the others' fate
Cold industrial seriation, decide destiny of the rest


Blind the believers, a blend of church and state
Deceive the faithful, mix politics and religion


Who calls upon you, claim they shall be saved
Those who invoke you, assert they'll be rescued


We will all love you conform, submit, behave
We will all adore you, comply, obey


Interpretation
The process of assigning meaning


A black and white
A simplistic, polar distinction


Examination
The act of scrutinizing


Project your light
Emit your brightness


A nuance detected, burnt halo overthrown
A subtle refinement noticed, a destroyed good image


Myth of light projected, can't erase your own shadow
Fable of brightness created, cannot eliminate own dark presence




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