Lyrics Schopenhauer in Berlin - Emperor X

Schopenhauer in Berlin

Schopenhauer in Berlin
Watched the metropolis collapse to the village
It’s a sign of the time that we’re in
That we’re thinking along the same line he did
Climbed to the top of the bridge
Where the white flag was raised in defiance
Oh, it’s a truth it’s a loss it’s a win
It’s a landslide
Well you paid for my flu shot
I’m immune, but my heart’s not
And I’m cold
Well we blink
Like the charge on a battery
Blinking out together
Open question
Schopenhauer on the greyhound
Drinking drain-o from an open container
Saw the wisdom in keeping his gaze fixed on phone lines
Schopenhauer spat his teeth out
In the hopes that was collectively kinder
On a night of drunken karaoke
And young tired eyes
And we dream
We connect
In communion
Our slurred words spoken backwards
The more we sing la la la la la la la la
Registration documents
Closed our eyes
And passed out on the floor
If we cling to the cold star
Will we freeze together
Open question
Schopenhauer New York City
Was conflicted in his hatred of Hegel
But his arrogance conquered his pity
And he flew out
On the first flight his sister could find him
And he slept all the way back to Tegel
Where the landing lights threatened to blind him
Till they blow out
We can’t sleep
We got older
We were cool
Now we’re cold and alone
But we sing la la la la la la la la la
Will our wild democracy
Echo out forever
Open question
The universal will to survive
With the population catalystic lies
Please Remember
Schopenhauer in Berlin was not a crime
He had eyes
He had eyes in his right heart