You wonder
What to make of it
I've thought about this for years and years and years and
I don't know why there should be an invisible syntactical intelligence
Giving language lessons in hyperspace
That certainly, consistently seems to be what is happening
I've thought a lot about language
As a result of that
First of all, it is the most remarkable thing we do
Chomsky shows
The deep structure of language is under genetic control
But that's like the assembly language level
Local expressions of language are epigenetic
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It seems to me that language
Is some kind of enterprise of human beings
That is not
Finished
It seems to me that language
Is some kind of enterprise of human beings
That is not
What to make of it
I've thought about this for years and years and years and
I don't know why there should be an invisible syntactical intelligence
Giving language lessons in hyperspace
That certainly, consistently seems to be what is happening
I've thought a lot about language
As a result of that
First of all, it is the most remarkable thing we do
Chomsky shows
The deep structure of language is under genetic control
But that's like the assembly language level
Local expressions of language are epigenetic
[Chorus]
It seems to me that language
Is some kind of enterprise of human beings
That is not
Finished
It seems to me that language
Is some kind of enterprise of human beings
That is not
I encounter self-transforming elf machines
Which are creatures
Entities, perhaps
Although they're not made out of matter
They're made out of syntax driving life
It's one of the most challenging parts of the whole psychedelic landscape
Most people can accept the idea of
Disordered sensory input
Recovery of traumatic memory material
[Pre-Chorus]
But what are we to do with an elf?
What are we to do with an elf?
What-What are we to do with an elf?
Which are creatures
Entities, perhaps
Although they're not made out of matter
They're made out of syntax driving life
It's one of the most challenging parts of the whole psychedelic landscape
Most people can accept the idea of
Disordered sensory input
Recovery of traumatic memory material
[Pre-Chorus]
But what are we to do with an elf?
What are we to do with an elf?
What-What are we to do with an elf?
I do believe that it really matters
That every single person gets their act together
We are networked together
We think of ourselves as 7 billion isolated units
And despair that none of us have any significance or purpose
Not the case
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We're each the center
In a vast network
We're each responsible
For determining the direction of the cosmos
We're each the center
In a vast network
We're each responsible
For determining the direction of the cosmos
As far as I can tell
And it isn't obvious to see
How we can each be charged with that responsibility
But it still seems to me that it's the case
We're also very annoyed and irritated with one another
If we don't treat each other as if that was the truth
So that's my big adventure
That every single person gets their act together
We are networked together
We think of ourselves as 7 billion isolated units
And despair that none of us have any significance or purpose
Not the case
[Chorus]
We're each the center
In a vast network
We're each responsible
For determining the direction of the cosmos
We're each the center
In a vast network
We're each responsible
For determining the direction of the cosmos
As far as I can tell
And it isn't obvious to see
How we can each be charged with that responsibility
But it still seems to me that it's the case
We're also very annoyed and irritated with one another
If we don't treat each other as if that was the truth
So that's my big adventure
It's a fact that I know that
The information that I'm purveying
By all these means is
Helping people sort out their lives
Thousands and thousands of people
It's overwhelming and it's great
And that's well worth it
I'm afraid that we're on the precipice of doing something quite stupid
And I was hoping that, if enough people pull themselves together
And return with some understanding to the core values
That made our culture great
And make all cultures great
The real values that human beings have to guide themselves by that
We'll avoid unnecessary catastrophe
And that will put the world in a better place
I think we can do that
[Chorus]
What's more worthwhile than that?
What's more worthwhile than that?
What's more worthwhile than that?
You know, and I know it's working because
(I know it’s working)
The information that I'm purveying
By all these means is
Helping people sort out their lives
Thousands and thousands of people
It's overwhelming and it's great
And that's well worth it
I'm afraid that we're on the precipice of doing something quite stupid
And I was hoping that, if enough people pull themselves together
And return with some understanding to the core values
That made our culture great
And make all cultures great
The real values that human beings have to guide themselves by that
We'll avoid unnecessary catastrophe
And that will put the world in a better place
I think we can do that
[Chorus]
What's more worthwhile than that?
What's more worthwhile than that?
What's more worthwhile than that?
You know, and I know it's working because
(I know it’s working)
Life is a difficult process
Infinitely challenging, ultimately challenging
Because it's bounded by death and insanity
And all these terrible things that can befall people
You need to, to chart a course that makes the travel worthwhile
To chart a course that makes the travel worthwhile
To chart a course that makes the travel worthwhile
And that's not happiness
It's much more profound idea than that
It's more like adventure, I would say
It's more like the great adventure of your life
[Chorus]
It's more like adventure
It's more like the great adventure of your life
It's more like adventure
Infinitely challenging, ultimately challenging
Because it's bounded by death and insanity
And all these terrible things that can befall people
You need to, to chart a course that makes the travel worthwhile
To chart a course that makes the travel worthwhile
To chart a course that makes the travel worthwhile
And that's not happiness
It's much more profound idea than that
It's more like adventure, I would say
It's more like the great adventure of your life
[Chorus]
It's more like adventure
It's more like the great adventure of your life
It's more like adventure