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PLURALITY

Trigger Warning: Set List Two (2) This set is an unflinching excavation of cultural unrest, mental collapse, and personal reckoning. It tackles systemic injustice, media manipulation, fractured identity, and spiritual erosion with a poetic yet raw voice. Themes of war, addiction, dissociation, and institutional failure are present throughout, often framed in sharp, accusatory language. Tracks like “Rest in Power,” “B.F.T.,” and “Violence Is Their Solution” spotlight a world that offers few real solutions — where those in charge mask destruction as patriotism, and healing feels like betrayal of your own rage. The result is work that feels emotionally heavy, socially urgent, and politically volatile. Lyrically, the set lingers in trauma but resists being pitied. There’s an ongoing tension between vulnerability and defiance: protagonists admit they're slipping into madness, but refuse to go quietly. Songs like “Entirely” and “Timebomb” deal with psychological unraveling — intrusive thoughts, internal voices, suicidal ideation, and the desire to inflict damage in order to be seen. Mental illness isn’t romanticized here; it's documented like a forensic report. Likewise, addiction is portrayed not just as chemical dependency but as a reaction to moral and emotional collapse — fueled by grief, isolation, and rage. Listeners with histories of trauma or mental health struggles may find these pieces triggering, but also validating in their stark honesty. A second thread running through the collection is social disillusionment — the kind that breeds rebellion or nihilism. “Hive Mind,” “Paradigm,” and “Status Quo Woes” indict institutions and mass groupthink, exposing how easy it is to mistake survival for complicity. The lyrics question authority, faith, even the worth of empathy in a world where altruism is rare and often punished. The repeated image of being “caught in traffic” or “burning trees” becomes metaphorical — a suffocating cycle of destruction where no one is fully innocent, and few can claim to be awake. These pieces may resonate with those disillusioned by politics or social division but could feel overwhelming for those not ready to confront those shadows directly. By the final tracks, the listener is left in the aftermath of ideological warfare. Any hope offered — in pieces like “Multiverse” — is conditional, rooted in personal vision and cognitive reconstruction rather than external salvation. The message is: no one is coming to save you, but you might save yourself. While deeply affecting, this set is not light listening. It’s a mirror held up to chaos, filtered through grief, fury, and fierce intelligence. Recommended for those who can handle content involving war trauma, psychological instability, fatalism, and social unrest. Not advised for those in acute mental health crises without support. PLURALITY SET LIST TWO (2) 1 Rest In Power 2 B. F. T. 3 Hive Mind 4 Unwinnable 5 Traffic 6 Status Quo Woes 7 Rival 8 Violence Is Their Solution 9 Paradigm 10 Entirely 11 Timebomb 12 Mulltiverse (1) REST IN POWER I love you to learn you Just to hate you and burn you You see I got these demons Who don’t deal well with feelings When betrayed by your senses You learn to build up defenses And to hide in dark places Drawing lines no one traces Blazing a trail no one follows A space empty and hollow Where the dreams of a child Would guide you through to tomorrow Yet now the future looks bleak As you’ve found what you seek But it’s alien and strange Since your outlook has changed You used to want to save the world Now you just wanna fuck the girls Letting your id eat you alive The super ego closes his eyes They’ve separated you from your mind And your heart from your soul It’s time to wrestle back control Or become someone you don’t know… As you passed a stranger out on the street Thought to yourself, “He looked a lot like me…” Well not who I am but who I used to be Those are two different people entirely To rest in power not peace You gotta keep feeding the beast And once you catch the disease You no longer wanna break free That’s when you know Got a tiger by the toe But stop lying to yourself You want them to let go
(2) BFT Shameless… blameless… Now you’re fucking famous You cried for it Tried for it One day you’re gonna die for it It’s written in the stars You’ll be riding in fancy cars And visiting bars after hours Yeah, you’re breaking all the laws Stop, pause for applause Okay, now we can go on It’s still easy to get lost Even when you’re high on top Is the point I gotta get across God knows this shit show won’t stop And you don’t neither ‘Cause it’s good to be a breather And playing follow the leader Leaves the conquered and their defeaters Ain’t no meeting in the middle Only a big bloody puddle A bunch of blind men befuddled Without acquittal or rebuttal We’re in Big Fucking Trouble Making deals with the devil Ends up bursting our bubble When it wasn’t on the level This city will make you hard Without friends in the right places We try not to show our scars Still we wear it on our faces (3) HIVE MIND Weaponized envy surrounds me It’s everywhere I can’t break free Negative energy now grounds me As I’m watching the world so jealously My high anxiety stresses me I’m alone because I fear intimacy So averse to pain I constantly retreat I’m living like a zombie half asleep Some say this outcome was expected Look how everything’s grown hectic Has anyone been left unaffected By the eye in the sky’s hive mind collective? Ostracized and placed outside the wall Is where your fellow heroes fall With lasting remains inside an unmarked grave True to themselves at least one was saved Unwilling to play a schizophrenic game In which fact and fiction are one in the same Where truth and lies are often seen on the same side As enemies become friends and your rivals allies You soon realize there’s a great divide Between not only us and them but both you and I Leaves you to scratch your head and wonder why… Or maybe be just like them and not even try And yet that seems like suicide As you boldly claim, “Today’s not your day to die” You then break out with a great big smile Yelling “F*%k it all! I’ll walk the extra mile!” Sacrifice for something Bigger than myself Maybe trade away the day today To make tomorrow great for someone else A flock of sheep can be a dangerous thing Tended by a shepherd or led by a king? History has recorded the tales of both Carrying crosses and swearing oaths All of that has led us to here Where honor and faith I watched disappear Become replaced With aggression and fear It’s been happening so long For years and years Soon feels natural So that nobody cares You see me alone and standing here Lying to myself hoping nobody hears They gave up on me so I gave up on my peers I’m the only one who knows…they’re still unaware I turned around again…and there was no one there (4) UNWINNABLE Culture vultures circling the sky Off our self-doubt is what they thrive It’s either the daily dodge or else face the grind Something finds you every time you hide Given time and sobriety You can reshape your reality In this kaleidoscope world You can clearly see Sometimes you pay a hidden fee On what ya thought was free It’s not all about material goods Talking ‘bout a man all alone in the woods When no one is watching what does he do? Are honor and integrity things that he holds true? What one does to others Will someday be done to you As the company you keep Will one day keep you Given time and sobriety You can reshape your reality In this kaleidoscope world You can clearly see Sometimes you pay a hidden fee On what ya thought was free I bathed in dark energies All the while absorbing light Living in between two planes of existence As the day became my morning And the morning my night Wrong has always been wrong But now it was alright When you become freed from the disease of please Is when you begin to build walls that only others can see You take all you need and often times more An unwinnable game always trying to score An unwinnable game always trying to score (5) TRAFFIC Traffic... Caught in traffic Traffic... Caught in traffic Addict ... Caught in traffic Addict... Caught in traffic Traffic... Is tragic False illusion They work their magic Tragic... Believe in magic Traffic... Is tragic One solution... End the sadness Tragic... To see such madness Burning trees... Burning trees... Dropping lit matches Burning trees... And fixing black holes with patches Burning trees... Burning trees... If you're green It's worse than crosses One hundred degrees Two hundred degrees Burning trees... Still can't breathe Can you help me? Burning trees People got other causes And silly me... Counting up our losses Traffic... Caught in traffic
(6) STATUS QUO WOES Too many buildings, not enough sky Can't solve your problems Until you stop the lies What about the children? They're the ones being sacrificed Better to leave 'em alone in the wilderness Than to raise them to be crucified Got to make it better than this Do more than just criticize We're wasting away A little more everyday Sometimes the truth is in the mirror Gazing back into your eyes You see the picture becoming clearer And you find a great big surprise... So that's why you got to know When to go with the flow Keep the status quo And then to know when to resist Know when to raise a fist When to cease and desist And how to buy an alibi Too many people to keep 'em all in line Many better men and women Than me have spent their lives tryin' To either relive, rewrite, Forget or regret history Yet dying before finally finding And sighing because no one answers Keep on opening doors Without knowing what's behind them And I don't want to be another sheep Being led to the slaughter For I've learned through getting burned That some people's priceless advice Really is worth less than a quarter You say you didn't know any better It used to be the story of my life Funny now how some things Are more important Than you first thought them... As you can only aspire to fly higher Once you've hit rock bottom So that's why you've got to know When to go with the flow Keep the status quo When to hope and pray for it When to say it Know when to resist Know when to raise a fist And when to cease and desist When to let it roll right off of your shoulder Or else when to get pissed 'Cause you know you can't live like this Where you get just one shot And you missed! Too many obstacles That you get sucked in by the tentacles Keep on walking in circles Keep on praying for miracles Believing that you are spiritual While searching for an oracle Be it mental, physical, biblical or historical Got to fight this feeling Can't give in to all the lying and stealing I've walked the dark path Now show me to the light Tired of all the low-down Dirty double dealing Sometimes men and women of virtue Have got to stand up and fight When we know that we're right Can't simply close your eyes Cut your ties and end this plight Can't simply send it back What has gone off track Better fight for more Than just your own life Because this is like day and night Can't flick a switch, can't turn off the light Still have to face it in the morning... The fire that still keeps on burning But at least you're learning.... Yeah, you're still learning (7) RIVAL Once the whole gets halved There ain’t no going back Yeah, it all went to hell real fast Republicans and Democrats As this nation is facing The shattered aftermath Our fate has been placed In the hands of a psychopath And asking a leader to lead When no one agrees Leads to blunders it’s a wonder We’re all not deceased The best way to start a fight Part the middle between left and right Just stir the pot to get some action Then do what you want during the distraction Yes the method is tried and true Throughout history it’s been used Safety’s in numbers not division This fractured state will be our prison So with this knowledge at our disposal It’s time to act local while thinking global We’re all allies in the struggle for survival You’ll die for your brother… While I’ll die for my rival (8) VIOLENCE IS THEIR SOLUTION Well it's time for me to swallow My prescribed medication While I'm forced to listen to Their unspeakable dictation Their twisting tongues That speak of the wrong information Well-ordered insanity Also known as formal education And while I'm waiting For the next step in evolution I say my prayers while Violence is their solution I was taught to believe That the flag was a guide to inspiration But I never enrolled In blind patriotic dedication My stomach would be queasy When I felt the jittery vibration Of the weapons on the firing line As I manned the battle station They order me to guard the bunker Which represents the institution They reload my gun because Violence is their solution You lost a lot of leaves On your family tree for this nation During the fall they all fell Along with the laws of segregation Nowadays times have changed But there still lies the same temptation Not every name has been signed On the emancipation proclamation Some would cower in a corner Before demanding a new constitution But while I give my peaceful demonstration Violence is their solution Seems as if everywhere you turn Leads you to increased aggravation You try so hard to blaze a better path But it's branded deviation They want you to believe It's all about the money And worry about inflation But my friends there are some things From which you cannot take a vacation Once it's piled up past the hills You just can't hide all of this pollution As I daydream of how not to kill with spilled oil Violence is their solution If you want to rape Mother Nature Then watch their demonstration You can destroy it all For a quick thrilling sensation Just an inch or two of elevation Too late to resort to masturbation For Mother Nature wasn't meant for prostitution As she screams help... Violence is their solution
(9) PARADIGM There's no such thing As wasting time When you are trying To design the paradigm Can you be the one Who helps mold mankind? Behold that role's Not so well-defined Yet it truly Doesn't take a mastermind To really blow someone else's mind Crawling through no man's land Holding onto your brother's hand Helping him to stay alive As you both try to survive In between the battle lines My job is to show you All that there is to see And to tell you that what is Is not how it is supposed to be Please believe in me... I startled a man in the street Simply by saying hello He said, "Hey kid, stop bothering me!" Doesn't he know I have a college degree? And that I've been known To write a little poetry And create a new history By unlocking that old mystery Through my literacy? "Can't there be someone else You can follow?" That's what he said to me His brown eyes were hollow Thus I retreated in sorrow Just another who failed to see That he just might have been Bettered by me Forgetting we're all one In the global family We all evolved from The same family tree Used to crawl around on all fours Just like a monkey or a junkie Your background Your skin tone Your color Your race... No one's ever asked your preference You know you can't choose your face And as you see your reflection You realize that in difference Here lies the root of hate So let us end this great debate Over this city-less state... We can agree to disagree I no longer wish to participate Just as equality waits... So does our fate (10) ENTIRELY When tragedy struck my family I began my decent into insanity It started to creep Slowly week by week And before too long I found I couldn’t sleep Never again alone No, not with these fantasies As I lost myself To the worst version of me That kept holding on Until I couldn’t break free And by the time I realized What was happening to me I became someone else entirely (11) TIME BOMB My boo boo… My uncle just dropped a bomb (Uncle Sam) Right through your roof …. Killing your dad and your mom…. (God Damn) So when you grow up to be Big, brave and strong When you grow up tell me Whose side will you be on? Tick tock….tick tock…. My nickname is time bomb My friends are waiting for me to explode Today was the day I woke up It was kinda warm – still I grabbed for my coat And I grabbed my package…. My surprise…oh soon… Everyone will know….. See my big grin… it’s right here…From ear to ear right above my chin…. oh oh oh Oh just what I got Oh won’t you take a guess? With this I’ve come all this way So many miles West J.C. sees me on the bus Asks me what’s under my coat? I looked back at him and said softly… Eanie meanie miney moe I got a present for somebody But just who is it – I don’t yet know I think I’ll bide my time and pen a little rhyme Let us drive a little further on down the road…. Yeah my nick name is time bomb And pretty soon I'm gonna explode! (12) MULTIVERSE The only thing real is this moment So get up on it And be a proponent Fuck the trophy for participation You want to finish in first place At the end of the race? With time you’ll find The seeds were already sewn By you in your mind in the very beginning The day you stop dreaming Is the day you stop achieving And start living down to expectations With nothing left to believe in Through the years Many infidels have raised hell Trying to make things even Leaving us in tears As more victims fell To some godless heathen If you visualize grilled cheese That could lead to world peace But if you envision a barbeque That just might be the end of me and you Once you take control Over the power within your mind You can create the best possible version Of all outcomes desired
SET LIST TWO (2)
shaped by society and corrupted
These songs examine how external forces mold us—sometimes without our knowledge, sometimes against our will. From media manipulation to systemic control, this collection peels back the layers of a world where individuality is a commodity and conformity is currency.
Social Control, Media Manipulation, Systemic Corruption, Resistance & Awakening
(1) Rest In Power
(2) B. F. T.
(3) Hive Mind
(4) Unwinnable
(5) Traffic
(6) Status Quo Woes
(7) Rival
(8) Violence Is Their Solution
(9) Paradigm
(10) Entirely
(11) Timebomb
(12) Multiverse