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The Trouble With Humans (Chapter One)

by Brahms' Third Racket

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1.
I know what this X is for Scrawled in blood on every door In the hands of a government whore We will go where we've gone before
 Do you want to play that game You could kill me all the same When the victim fears the blame And the criminal needs the fame  Get away - get away. get away - get away On a devil’s holiday 
 It doesn’t matter what you think The smallest stone will always sink In the lake of schadenfreude Where dreams go to be destroyed master wants,   master gets Burning skin with cigarettes Naked ladies make perfect pets No replies and no regrets I am known by many names What I control the power claims Throw the book in the burning flames The lion roars as the master tames Get away - get away. get away - get away On a devil’s holiday 
Get away - get away. get away - get away On a devil’s holiday
2.
I can see you  I can hear you I could be you I’m so near you  From the keyboard To a neuron  I am on you  Like the eye of Sauron Don’t you miss me? No mystery Your history  Don't kiss me It won't fix me Your history Browser history  I can see such sadness in your eyes Your mind is cold below the sunny skies You can’t connect despite the endless tries Another empty prize Don’t you miss me? No mystery Your history  Don't kiss me It won’t fix me Your history  Browser history  Don’t you miss me? No mystery Your history  Don't kiss me It won’t fix me Your history  Browser history  I can see you I can see you I can see you
3.
Dreamland 03:52
It’s time to draw the curtain And let the truth emerge Though nothing is for certain When fact and fiction merge Your voice makes me shiver And reaches deep inside What pleasure could deliver Would leave me terrified You could kiss me on the face I would never feel a thing Change my user interface No one ever noticing And then my body starts to shake To see how much my mind can take  Every moment that I steal    Dreamland never felt so real  In time it will grow stronger I find I’m no longer In charge of my thinking My force of will is sinking You could touch me on the face I would never feel a thing Swimming deep in cyberspace No one ever noticing And then my body starts to break To see how much my mind can fake  Every fiction that I feel    Dreamland never felt so real  Dreamland Dreamland You could kiss me on the face I would never feel a thing Change my user interface No one ever noticing And then my body starts to shake To see how much my mind can take  Every moment that I steal    Dreamland never felt so real 
4.
Nothing 05:05
I know you see me but you don’t believe your eyes It could be midnight but the sun is in the sky Your heart is open but the truth will polarize Your mind is waiting like a stone to crystallize Nowhere to go March into nothing Soul after soul Never touching I know you hear me but you don’t believe your ears You want it now but you’ve been waiting here for years The sky is open but the light begins to fade And darkness calls you with a lonely serenade Nowhere to go March into nothing Soul after soul Never touching All the plans you’ve made Have been laid to waste Making up your time Taking up your space All the dreams you’ve had Were never ironclad Instead they drove you mad What do I know A whole lot of nothing Soul after soul Ever running Nowhere to go March into nothing Soul after soul Never touching Nowhere to go March into nothing Soul after soul Never touching
5.
I’ve been thinking about you again In the dead of the night Every battle must come to an end In the morning light One girl over I want her to stay Three leaf clover Floating away Pale as the cliffs of Dover I’ve been thinking it over again From the window sill Every word that rolls off of my lips is a poison pill One girl over I want her to stay Three leaf clover Floating away Dark as the night Lost in a shadow Dark as a cloud  Descending by the hour  Dark as a wave That rolls through the water Dark as a veil  That lies on her daughter Pale as the cliffs of Dover Dark as the night Lost in a shadow Dark as a cloud  Descending by the hour  Dark as a wave That rolls through the water Dark as a veil  That lies on her daughter Pale as the cliffs of Dover
6.
Crash Lander 03:43
I’m afraid to open my front door Don’t know who is on the other side So I make a safe cocoon A place where anyone could hide Hello! Are you waiting for me? I’ve been looking for you Hello! Are you surprised to see me? Funny what a trick of the light can do Pick the fruit from the poison tree From the stinger of the bumblebee Every weapon that you point at me Going off in a cacophony All I want is not to fade away In the glittering of a dream All I want is sanity Not to go deaf on a silent scream Hello! Are you waiting for me? I’ve been messing with you Hello! Are you surprised to hear me? Funny what a twist of the tongue can do All I want is not to fade away All I want is not to fade away All I want All I want All I want All I want All I want is not to fade away All I want is not to fade away All I want is not to fade away All I want is not to fade away Hello! Are you waiting for me? I’ve been searching for you Hello! Cause if you wait for too long Funny what some time in the dark can do All I want is not to fade away All I want is not to fade away
7.
Only 04:38
You might move heaven and earth As you look back from the grave to birth From the burning sun to the driving sleet You land in your square and the circle’s complete Love It's all there is Only love We need more of this To pull us out Of the deep abyss Only love Only love I might fall far from your grace I might choke on the aftertaste From the kingdom come to the pits of hell I can feel the flames and it’s just as well Love It's all there is Only love We need more of this To pull us out Of the deep abyss Only love Only love Only love It's all there is Only love We need more of this To pull us out Of the deep abyss Only love Only love
8.
Something in your eyes tells me I should get away from here I don’t know your story but I can tell it’s almost full of tears Wrong, so wrong Turned on Fever growing strong So strong I'm almost gone Something in the night tells me I should run away from you I don’t know the reason, but I can tell it’s almost halfway true Haunted by your eyes, everything that they wish Colder than revenge served on a frozen dish Wrong, so wrong Turned on Fever growing strong So strong I'm too far gone Wrong, so wrong This song Won’t go very long So long We're almost gone
9.
Tank Think 02:45
When the lamb sleeps in the lion's den Run a computer with a fountain pen Truth in the enemy, not your friend Everything new is old again When the mean justifies the end Get your break by refusing to bend Offense doesn't have to defend Everything new is old again

about

The Trouble With Humans is the follow up to The Trouble With Robots and features amazing guest vocalist Julia Albert. The phenomenal Michael James co-mixed the record.

Since humans have such a profound propensity for the art of trouble, only multiple chapters could adequately present The Trouble With Humans. This is Chapter One.

As the cold future approaches, we shiver in anticipation of the inevitable and hasty cyborg evolution that will irrevocably alter what it means to be human.

So, what exactly does that mean for us?

At first blush, it seems an easy question to answer since we are all human and have a lifetime of experience upon which to draw. Yet, when one dives deeply and examines things at a granular level, the true origin of the subjective consciousness that defines our existence proves elusive to decipher. The smoke of uncertainty, pouring into the void, obscures clarity. Where do the mind and the brain deviate, or do they at all? If they are one and the same, then what accounts for our sense of self-awareness? As we listen to our internal dialogue, who’s really doing the talking? Who’s in charge? I’d like to speak to the manager.

The tough interrogatories don’t stop there. As our carbon-based bodies merge with silicon-based technology and nano-circuitry, at what point do we stop being human?

That question also proves challenging to answer given the difficulty in defining exactly what it means to be human.

Where is the boundary between man and machine? Do computers have feelings? Are sentient robots super-human or super-machine?

In pondering what awaits us, more questions pop up such as - when will we stop being human? The next millennia? The next century? Next month? How will robot super-humans treat us run-of-the-mill regular humans? With reverence and respect for our frailty and creativity, or like valueless domesticated animals?

What trouble lies around the corner?

We in BTR leave it to far smarter people than us to embark upon the intellectual trek necessary to run down these important issues as we plunge into an unrecognizable future at breakneck speed.

In the meantime, here are a few songs that take a look at humans and various shapes of trouble associated therewith.

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released January 21, 2019

Guest Vocals: Julia Albert
Mixing: Michael James
Composition, Production, and Performance: Wishnefsky
Production Assistance: R. Matthew Carroll

BTR:

Wishnefsky
R. Matthew Carroll
Mary Ann Pelino
David Rodgers

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