Story Behind The Song

inspired by Ken Wilbur's book "A Brief History Of Everything"

Song Description

based on a book by philosopher Ken Wilbur and coining his phrase "Flatland" being the mistaken belief in dualism; that there is only the observer and the observed.

Lyrics

Goodbye To Flatland


Miles and miles of flatland spread out over rolling wheels
Fields on fields of grasslands as far as the eye can see
I?ve got to check the map again it?s taking far too long
I?m right on course but still not home and now I?m sure the map is wrong

Goodbye to flatland?I need a change of scenery
Goodbye to flatland?they say the truth can set you free
Goodbye to flatland?there?s more than what we see
Goodbye to flatland?I?ve got to ease this misery

Maps are always lacking yet we follow mindlessly
We trust in what they measure never question where they lead
I?ve got to check the map again, no mountains are in site
My cabin waits by glassy lakes with joyful mornings, tranquil nights

Goodbye to flatland?I need a change of scenery
Goodbye to flatland?there?s more than what we see
Goodbye to flatland? dualistic ontology
Goodbye to flatland?got to ease this misery

Suddenly through smoke and mirrors I can see beyond the wall
The map was made with no mapmaker in the mix at all
I read the map, the map is read, separate so I?m told
But put myself in the equation, now two halves create a whole

(solo)


I trashed the map, I?m glad I did; I?m sure I?ll soon be there
The air is thinning, clear and sweet; pine and spruce are everywhere

Goodbye to flatland?I got my change of scenery
Goodbye to flatland?much more than what we see
Goodbye to flatland? noetic teleology