Story Behind The Song

This is inspired by the Buddhist story of the "Master of Fuck" who found enlightenment in a whorehouse as related by Henry Miller in an interview.

Song Description

A look at American life and how our self-centeredness has been the destruction of our society.

Lyrics

i still believe in the stench of what can be
the rotting corpse of real buried deep inside
the walls separating you and me are not the same
the world revolves behind your eyes
i'm gum and chains

so now here we are masters of fuc competing
house flies in a jar masters of mindless breeding
how did we get this far masters of zero meaning
i've been patient is there anything else you do?

you can sell grey matter on a silver platter
but it's still grey matter to me
homogenized, polarized from sea to shining
see you standing there in a fine line
like a robot paying dues
to the robot army of baby wipes,
market hypes and concrete shoes

so now here we come masters of fuc retreating
sit back, have some fun masters of self defeating
how did we all become masters of endless needing
i've been patient is there anything else you do?
i've got something to do

i see you suffocating running up that hill
your face is turning purple but still you want the kill

conform yourself, reproduce, obey
wrap it up, call it freedom, put it on display
it's the new way
then you better run on home with your punctured lung
and pray for a better day

So now here we are....