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Wir treffen immer wieder falsche Entscheidungen, weil sie bequemer sind, auch wenn wir wissen, dass sie irgendwann auf uns zurückfallen werden.
Gesang mit AI-Stimmen (SOLARIA und SAROS).
Gesang mit AI-Stimmen (SOLARIA und SAROS).
Imagine two gates in front of you
You know what lies behind:
On the one hand there’s an arduous road,
Long and steep and stony
Which may or may not lead you
To a better future
On the other hand a sunlit alley,
Sloping ever further downward
Until you can't prevent yourself
From falling into the abyss.
Chapter I: We
A thousand choices we regret
We would repeat them at any time
Free will seems to be an illusion
We cannot cross the line
Mindless in the here and now
We’re forced to stumble through life
The future casts a gloomy shadow
Of misery and strife
Chapter II: Environment
We cleared the forests with hot fire
Laid out our fields and sowed the seeds
Erosion took away the soil
We had to pay for our deeds
Polluted the oceans and the air
We caused a new species extinction
We did it all being aware
Of causing great affliction
Chorus
Why do we always make
The same mistakes again and again?
Why do we always take
The wrong path again and again?
History seems to be
A recurring fate
Given the choice, we always pass
Through the wrong gate
We keep on making wrong decisions
“No risk, no harm”: not the best advice
Convenient conclusions can betray our visions
For false solutions you’ll have to pay a price
Trapped in our rigid minds, we see what’s coming
Announcing itself with fanfare and drumming
Yet we go on, ignoring the consequences
When will we ever come to our senses?
Chapter III: War
How many times have we sworn
Never to wage war again
Instead, we continue to refine this art
The victims lament in vain
Fist wedges and bronze blades
Nuclear missiles and grenades
We are so inventive in the warfare
The victims weep in despair
Chorus
You know what lies behind:
On the one hand there’s an arduous road,
Long and steep and stony
Which may or may not lead you
To a better future
On the other hand a sunlit alley,
Sloping ever further downward
Until you can't prevent yourself
From falling into the abyss.
Chapter I: We
A thousand choices we regret
We would repeat them at any time
Free will seems to be an illusion
We cannot cross the line
Mindless in the here and now
We’re forced to stumble through life
The future casts a gloomy shadow
Of misery and strife
Chapter II: Environment
We cleared the forests with hot fire
Laid out our fields and sowed the seeds
Erosion took away the soil
We had to pay for our deeds
Polluted the oceans and the air
We caused a new species extinction
We did it all being aware
Of causing great affliction
Chorus
Why do we always make
The same mistakes again and again?
Why do we always take
The wrong path again and again?
History seems to be
A recurring fate
Given the choice, we always pass
Through the wrong gate
We keep on making wrong decisions
“No risk, no harm”: not the best advice
Convenient conclusions can betray our visions
For false solutions you’ll have to pay a price
Trapped in our rigid minds, we see what’s coming
Announcing itself with fanfare and drumming
Yet we go on, ignoring the consequences
When will we ever come to our senses?
Chapter III: War
How many times have we sworn
Never to wage war again
Instead, we continue to refine this art
The victims lament in vain
Fist wedges and bronze blades
Nuclear missiles and grenades
We are so inventive in the warfare
The victims weep in despair
Chorus
