Stuck in a Paradox

These lyrics were born from the maddening contradictions of modern life. We live in an age of astonishing scientific achievement—mapping genomes, exploring distant galaxies, curing diseases once thought incurable, yet we deny the very science that sustains us. We depend on it daily, even as we dismiss its warnings and undermine its truths.

We are capable of profound love, compassion, and collective care. And yet, we wage endless wars. We turn away from the daily horror of mass shootings. We normalize cruelty, even as we preach kindness.

This song is my attempt to hold that tension—to name the paradox we’re trapped in. It’s a cry of frustration, a plea for coherence, and a challenge to break the cycle of willful ignorance before it consumes us.

Verse
Healing hands don’t always heal
Some leave scars no words conceal
What we do of our free will
Can tear us down or make us great
Art and chaos intertwine
We build cities, we start wars
Life or death by our design
What I choose will all be yours

Pre-chorus
Science denied we are on the brink
Truth on trial, it’s worse than you think

Chorus
Are we more than what we’ve broken
Is this the future we have chosen
Or can one spark ignite the fires
And rid us of the truth deniers
Is it in us to do what’s right
From the ruins can we ignite
A revolution once again
If not now, please tell me when

Verse
Love and hate can coincide
Empathy flees the ignorant mind
We can be what we create
What you choose will all be mine
We rise so high, we fall so low
We hold onto the lies we hear
We’re running towards the undertow
Our future drawing ever near

Bridge
Are we doomed to apathy
As we’re rolling dice with death
Are we caught in entropy
Waiting here for our last breath

Outro
We can be noble and yet absurd
We are angels and demons in one
We ignore the fact our future’s deferred
What we’ve wrought today can’t be undone