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Zarathustra Returns (Demo v2)

by Slow Faction

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Revised version of the original demo....

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Zarathustra Returns

They invented a God who looks just like you
To explain the world and to control you
Accept your life of misery
They tell you to be happy – you’ll never have anything
Never question, never rebel
Never dare to ask for more
Just be content with the little you’ve got
And learn to hate those with even less than you

This fake morality – a supine serf mentality
You’re taught to hate the dangerous minds that hold up mirrors to their lies

So, don’t be fooled – what you think is real is just an illusion
God is dead – replaced by ego and self-infatuation
So you think you’re free – but consumption is your only salvation
And Nothingness – just an empty life of conformity…

So, what’s the point of living a life
That’s only concerned with self-preservation
The worship of banality
Narcissism is the last great religion
Empty hearts and empty minds
Acquiesce in a narrow-band existence
Accept their limits, don’t dare fly high
They’ll drag you down where you belong…and…

Bow to authority – condemned to mediocrity
Resentment fuels your hatred – Nihilism stalks this country

When I came down from the mountain top
After 40 years of contemplation
I returned to the place where I was born
But only met with condemnation
I told them all about the vision I’d seen
But they didn’t want to listen – they just stared at me
I tried again but they just pointed and laughed
They thought I was an idiot – deluded and mad

They’d killed their God – they had blood on their hands
But had placed their faith in charlatans
Who preached a new gospel of boundless greed
Who put themselves first and their selfish needs
The people put these leaders on a pedestal
As if they were gods in human form
A new value system, devoid of compassion
Numb contentment, the highest ambition

So let the rains fall down and let the floods rise up...and….
If you believe in nothing, better will your own destruction

So, bow down to their authority
Just a supine slave mentality
Just an empty life of conformity

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released November 28, 2022

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Slow Faction London, UK

“Slow Faction is a 1st generation-influenced punk band with a real London 77 sound. The aim of Slow Faction is simple – to make the music they want to hear; politically-charged songs with big hooks and choruses, reminiscent of the 1st wave of British punk. Slow Faction’s live sound has been described as a cross between The Clash and The Buzzcocks.” ... more

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