I hate it when life imitates art

[ssurgul]

1997 - One of my all time favorite bands, KMFDM, released their wingdings/symbols-titled album. Their first song, Megalomaniac, has the following lyrics:

Nihilistic mystics
Apostolic alcoholics
Messianic manics
Cataclysmic and prolific

In the age of super-boredom
Hype and mediocrity
Celebrate relentlessness
Menace to society

This is counterculture from the underground
Eternal revolution this is our sound
KMFDM better than the best
Megalomanical and harder than the rest

Refuse is our inspiration
Terrorism our trade
Sabotage and piracy
Chaos our mental state

Mesmerizing festering
Intended for the faint of heart
Cultish and anthemic
Until death us do part

Given what happened to the political debate and who 'rose to acendancy' from 2000-2006 in our government, I have to wonder if these words somehow programmed the culture in some pathetic manner.

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[chris-sawyer.livejournal.com]

Artists have always had a knack for predicting future societal conditions.