Currency of Life – Dissector

Eternity comes for us all
Our paths are not the same
In the end, we’re only human
Suffering’s part of the game
Death is not a threat to us
It relieves us from our pain
The currency of life
We pay a little for each day

we call it civilization
this prison of our primal self
taught to control, suppress it
release it from its holding cell
rediscover your senses
as it breaks free
close your eyes and see

(existence measures feelings)
we’re not judged on acts alone
emotions outlast memories
the true essence of our souls
(such sorrow we endure)
Overcomplicating life
we constructed this economy
we are shaping this society
of lies

we call it civilization
we are rats trapped in a maze
free choice, predefined purpose
blind we waste our numbered days
re-evaluate chances
choose what you give
end this life and live

One life is all we get
And you are wasting it
We all are wasting it

Yet we die without regret
These wrong priorities
This false reality
Of lies

I was the first in my class
I’ve always been teacher’s pet
I had respect for my elders
I was the best son they had
Always swallowed my doubts
Always followed their lies
Until the day that it dawned
They’re all wasting their lives

I am my creator
(I will shape my own life)
I won’t follow masters
(I have my own will)
I am my savior

Once you set foot through the mirror
There will be no turning back
Bid farewell the illusion
Security you might have had
Life is constant chaos
Structure’s a lie
Live until you die

Eternity comes for us all
Our paths are not the same
In the end, we’re only human
Suffering’s part of the game
Death is not a threat to us
It relieves us from our pain
We pay the currency of life
By dying little by little every day

Currency of Life – Track ten of the album “Planetary Cancer” by Dissector