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And Unravel​.​.​.

from Fragments of Consciousness by ALTER IDEM

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Ancient neurological design, in order to survive.
Helping us navigate life's complexities.

A natural guidance system,
Inbuilt,
Intrinsic,
In-fixed,
In our minds.

Sharpened by constant threat, designed to avoid death.
Fight or flight, doesn't mean it is right.
Chemical imbalance or evolutionary influence?

An inability to manage uncertainty,
In a world that's ever-changing.
Can consciousness continue to expand?
If this is endless, I'm not so sure we can keep it up.
Wired for progress, an infinite process.
Learn the patterns or unravel.

Now awake, the centre of the brain.
How intrinsic, the urge to avoid pain.
Our Instinct, the pull to follow the grain.
Inner workings that aren't fucking working.
Inner workings that aren't fucking working.

Reacting to nothing, like the doubts in our heads.
That uneasiness we feel isn't always real.
Filtering for danger that doesn't exist.
Beings looking for relief,
In all the wrong things.

Don't seek safety from lies,
If you stop asking all the questions.
You might hear some of the answers,
Don't seek safety from lies.

Learn the patterns,
Engage and struggle a lot.
Learn the patterns,
Disengage and suffer not.
Suffer not, struggle a-lot.

The choice is yours,
This spins in circles and it may never stop.
You can get off but only if you jump.
Continue on, don't let worry alter your path or
you will always land back at the start.

Always land back at the start.

The start again.

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from Fragments of Consciousness, released August 1, 2020

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Hailing from Australia, Alter Idem is a 4 piece death metal outfit pushing the boundaries of extreme music.

Aggressive, forward thinking and relentless.

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