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Age of Rhyme and Reason

from Transcendental Circus by Orpheus Nine

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lyrics

Once upon a time, everything was fine
According to tradition
Then somewhere along the way, we all were led astray —
So claims your admonition

You close your mind and tell us to respect you
But not all people hold the same things dear
Repeating void catch phrases won’t protect you
And your trite, dogmatic message is unclear

Why are you here? Who made you God?
What drives you to curse the change of seasons?
Don’t you consider it quite odd
To hide behind stale rhyme while fleeing reason?

You teach us that we ought to prohibit natural thought
Forbid ourselves from feeling
You condemn what lies within to shelter us from sin
Yet it’s humanity you’re stealing

Blinded by your “fundamental” vision
You see us all as puppets to arrange
Shamelessly distorting your religion
Twisting it into something deranged

Why are you here? What turned you on
To such an obsolete, misguided treason?
No cult of sanctimonious pawns
Can arrest your rhyme or bring you back to reason

The fear of Hell suppressed your childhood laughter
Fire and brimstone haunted you from birth
All your life you covet the hereafter
Perhaps you should enjoy your time on Earth
You preach that science challenges one’s morals
But who declared it such a concrete line?
While you’re so busy resting on your laurels
We’ll honor our “intelligent design”
And after all this arguing has ended
Each enemy will lock the other out
This isn’t what theology intended
You’re missing what your good book’s all about

These warring factions don’t belong
A simple point each separate side agrees on
Pleading for ignorance is wrong
And your damning rhyme corrupts our dawning reason

Why are you here? A question everyone must face
In this revolutionary season
Why have we doomed the human race
To an infinite stalemate of rhyme and reason?

credits

from Transcendental Circus, released September 9, 2017
Jason Kresge - keyboards, lead vocals
Matt Ullestad - guitars
Tony Renda - bass
Mark DeGregory - drums, percussion

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Orpheus Nine plays modern progressive rock with infusions of classical, jazz, metal, and electronica. The American quartet's 2017 debut, Transcendental Circus, earned rave reviews from fans and critics around the world. O9 performed at NJ's ProgStock Festival in 2018 and 2022, and at Fusion 4 in the UK in 2023. They are currently finishing an ambitious two-part concept album. ... more

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