Don't Buy Into the Lie

Incidentally, this is also the name of the first song I wrote on guitar. But I feel that this is a good time to post this, considering the circumstances surrounding my personal life at the time. Simply put, social interactions generally assume a false aura. Most people genuinely don't give a crap about you, especially as you get older, unless it can benefit them in some way. Girls don't care about you. If you're in a relationship, a girl may care about you as long as you can provide her with positive feelings, whether emotionally or physically. Once that stops, there may be a period where she will stick around. But if she doesn't have a preexisting commitment to you (I.e. kids), there will come a point where she will be fine with throwing you under a bus for her own benefit. Your superiors don't care about you. At work, your boss may or may not give you preferential treatment. However, once you stop providing a tangible benefit to the company, or the second that you do something to negatively affect the company or the company's image, you're gone. Most of your friends don't care about you. They may associate you with a positive image, but if you go against their agenda, or your friendship negatively affects them, they will likely not hesitate to cut you loose. Now this isn't to say that all people are bad people. This isn't to say that there aren't a few people who place others above themselves. These people exist, but are few and far between. But rather, this is more to warn you against falling victim to the same trends. Doing things in the best interests of others feels a lot better than doing it for yourself. Don't buy into this lie that the only thing that matters is the bottom line, or how something benefits you. Sacrifice to the greater good when you can. Devote your time and resources to those in need of it. It may seem counterintuitive to do so, but the trends of modern society are designed to make people miserable. Think about the levels of depression, dependence and addictions, and suicide that are more eminent today than at any other point in human history. We are "freer than ever before." We are more advanced than at any other point in human achievement. Theoretically, we should be happier as a species than ever before. Yet, the toxicity of a culture that centers around narcissism and self-interest has continually poisoned the happiness and souls of people today. There are people living in gutters in third world countries that are happier than we are. These people, of course, hang on to hope and the greater good, rather than indulge in hedonism. Rise above what Western Culture is becoming. You will likely be shunned for it,. Maybe you won't do it because acceptance is more important to you than your happiness. But if you stop and reflect on that idea, then maybe you will begin to realize what the problem is in the first place. Playing by the rules of the culture may advance you within the culture. But if your goal is heightened self-awareness and self-improvement, you're going to have to discover your own reality.

Song Lyrics:
Don't Buy Into the Lie (x2)

Spineless Girls Everywhere
Society of the Weak
Strike the Heart from the Rear
Where the Flesh is Exposed

Invertebrates in Strapless Dresses (x2)

Don't Buy Into the Lie (x2)
We will Fight into the Night
Don't Buy Into the Lie

Spineless Boys Everywhere
Pawn Their Souls for the Dream
Embrace your masculinity
Forge your Identity

Invertebrates in Two-Piece Swimsuits(x2)

Don't Buy Into the Lie (x2)
Fight for Your Own Life
Don't Buy Into the Lie

There must be Something in the Way
I can't see through the Void
It must be so Deep
Since we are so Empty

Invertebrates in the Chicken Coup (x2)

Don't Buy Into the Lie (x2)
There is Nothing Else to Sell
If you Buy Into the Lie