Deus Ex Machina

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Somedays x-ing out those little windows of safari
Is all it takes to feel like a revolutionary
When everywhere you look there’s another screen
You start to believe what you see

Somedays staying home with your lover on a Tuesday
Is all it takes to feel like a revolutionary
When there’s so much you’re supposed to achieve
You gotta keep shutting down til you can breathe

The only way to be safe is to break free of the machine

When the aliens look down on all these little humans
They must wonder what the hell we’re doing
Suckling from the digital teat
While our planet is blown to smithereens

Until they come to rescue us it’s up to you and me
The only way to be saved is to break free of the machine

What we think we need just makes us week - we’re addicted to this feed
That just leaves us hungry and feeling sick - it’s time to kick the machine

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from Passenger, released May 5, 2015
Cygne - acoustic guitar & vocals
Steve Rossiter - keyboards & drum loops

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cygne Chicago, Illinois

I’m a writer and musician working in experimental memoir and sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I tutor and assistant teach. Previously I toured internationally for over ten years, collecting and curating experiences, melodies, language, characters, and sounds from the natural world. ... more

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