In Greek mythology, the lotus eaters were an island civilization that consumed the flowers of the lotus plants, granting them a state of perpetual bliss and apathy. Although over two millennia old, this legend holds many similarities with the way consumer society functions today. The capitalist's proclamation of the end of history has foretold and era of forgetting and ahistoricism, an eternal present. Nothing can change anymore. There can be no real rupture with the present order. No more revolutions. No more politics. No more ideologies. Just an extreme normality to be tweaked here and there.
lyrics
when did the world become so small?
when did future, past and present
come together only to disappear
when did my world become just me?
you are the darkness growing in my hollowed chest
you are the shit, you are the waste
that drowned my memories of better days
and i am you and you are me
one moment, in eternity
my conscience a burden, my mind a curse
my past unwritten, my history a hoax
and i am you
a constellation of one, outside of time
this moment my anchor, frozen in life
forever in the present
suspended, outside of time
holy dementia take me away
this island is too small for a wretch like me
one petal at a time
this world i inhabit is not my own
this body that holds me is not me
my world gets smaller, the gulf grows further
this island is no kind of shelter
one fucking petal
the lotus blooms below the barren peak
the lotus blows by every winding creek
all day the wind breathes low with mellow tone
thro’ every hollow cave and alley lone
round and round the spicy downs
the yellow Lotus-dust is blown.
we have had enough of life, we cry in spite
we have had enough of toil, as we take another bite
You know that point where you have consumed perhaps just a little too much of your chosen intoxicate. That's this album.
Fucking heavy!!! Obstacle of Affliction
The Chicago punks seem intent on defying any hardcore conventions, focusing instead on communicating pure disgust for the rotting world around them. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 1, 2022
Heavy as fuck indeed!
Perfect for those days when you feel a little too happy and light-hearted and you need to balance it out and slowly crawl in grime and shit. Nekobibu