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Footnote 1 (Set Up To Fail)

from A Life Story by Quintessence of Dust

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Lyrics written around 7th January 2009; music written 12th & 13th August 2018.

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Picture this: a kid with an inquisitive mind
It's the natural state of being but you tend to find
That it doesn't last and in the back of the class
All the kids care about is having a laugh
And the teachers don't care cos they're way too jaded
Their former enthusiasm has long since faded
Their boredom is infectious so they hate and are hated
And the children's potential is crushed and exterminated
Cos what they do in school is manufacture fools
Who'll do as they're told and accept being screwed
First lesson they're impressing on the mind of the youth
Is sit down, shut up and follow the rules

But that's no way to help a child's mind grow
There's no mental stimulation in going with the flow
Education should foster thought, both critical and creative
To produce citizens who can take the initiative
But that's what they're scared of: kids who'll think for themselves
They want passive consumers who'll take whatever's on the shelves And not ask awkward questions full of how's and why's
About the way things work and the shape of their lives
So the world is broken down into separate spheres
Each devoid of context so their meaning disappears
And the bulk of all school work is just re-phrasing what you're told
You hardly have to think just fit yourself to the mold

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from A Life Story, released August 23, 2018

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PigFuckingSick has become the outlet for a series of one-off projects from me, Neil O'Brien. I've previously released a total shit-ton of music of all flavours under the Rude Corps moniker. As with the Rude Corps stuff, everything is written and produced with Renoise. ... more

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