Lobotomy
Murderworks Lyrics
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A clear vision is reflected, the perfect future, the ignorant bliss
We are born to sell
The best time to create
Will to live is sucked efficiently
By the 8 hours of lobotomy
Become as an insignificant part, a tiny wheel of the society
We are born to sell the best time to create
Will to live is sucked efficiently by the 8 hours of lobotomy
By the 8 hours of lobotomy
Five days a week we sell our time
Lobotomy by free will to gain a decent life
We are born to sell time to create
Will to live is lost by the cost of sanity
So many years of education
Millions of hours are spent to learn
A clear vision is reflected
The perfect future, the ignorant bliss
We are born to sell
The best time to create
Will to live is sucked efficiently
By the 8 hours of lobotomy
The lyrics of Murderworks's song "Lobotomy" convey the idea of the dehumanization and reduction of individuals to mere cogs in a capitalist society, where the education system and the work-life routine act as lobotomizing agents. The song points out that people spend countless years getting educated and seeking a "perfect future," but ultimately end up being reduced to selling their time in exchange for financial stability. The line "We are born to sell" highlights the idea that individuals are born with the expectation that they will eventually have to sell their time and become a part of the capitalist machine.
The line "Will to live is sucked efficiently/By the 8 hours of lobotomy" further emphasizes the idea that people's free will and passion for life get stripped away by the routine of work-life. The metaphor of "lobotomy" points to the idea that the work routine, which eats up eight hours of the day, acts as a surgical procedure that numbs people's creativity, curiosity, and passion, thereby turning them into slaves with no free will.
Overall, "Lobotomy" is a commentary on how capitalism and the inherent structures of society turn individuals into machines, reducing their free will and creativity, and ultimately taking away their will to live.
Line by Line Meaning
So many years of education, millions of hours are spent to learn
Despite the many years and countless hours spent educating ourselves, we fail to acknowledge that it's leading us towards a false sense of direction.
A clear vision is reflected, the perfect future, the ignorant bliss
We pretend to have a clear vision of a perfect future, but we're ignoring the reality of how our choices are leading us astray from it.
We are born to sell
Our purpose in life has become nothing more than to sell ourselves to the highest bidder for a livelihood.
The best time to create
The most productive hours of our day are being used up for the benefit of someone else's creation.
Will to live is sucked efficiently
Our motivation to keep living and pursue our dreams is being efficiently drained from the 8 hours we spend serving our employer.
By the 8 hours of lobotomy
Our minds are being turned into lobotomized states by the long hours we spend working.
Slaves all we are, free will of ours will fall
We have become slaves to our jobs, and our freedom of choice in life is slowly diminishing.
Become as an insignificant part, a tiny wheel of the society
We are turning into insignificant parts of a system, only contributing to it in a minuscule way.
Five days a week we sell our time
We are forced to sell our time for 5 days a week, leaving only the weekends for ourselves.
Lobotomy by free will to gain a decent life
We're willingly getting our minds lobotomized in exchange for a decent life, but in reality, it's still not worth the cost.
Will to live is lost by the cost of sanity
We're losing our motivation to keep going because the cost of our sanity is too high.
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