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The Mastery Of Knowledge Is Love

from Civilization by Civilization

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A setting of a Noodlebrain essay by Davis Jones set to some bouncy sunshine pop. Moving from being at the effect to being at cause by learning to understand paradox. Musically situated somewhere between Love and the 5th Dimension with amusing harmonies.

lyrics

In life, all things are true and false at the same time
If you don’t know this and don’t embrace paradox
This can become a Catch 22
Which can in a world of logic make you insane, because logic
Says a thing cannot be true and false at the same time
Which is true…if you are in an argument

So watch your mind dart all over the place
Trying to make logical sense of it…or relax, because
Once you embrace paradox, you start to rely on meaning-making
That is sourced inside of one relationship at a time
Joe likes A,

But Jane likes B, yet Arnie insists on C. No problem, because
All three have a right to their own preferences
And even their own belief systems.
Most important is to recognize that consciousness begins
And travels toward mastery of knowledge

Starting at unconsciousness, and splits at the point wherein
You are either at the effect of something, or cause of something.
Effect side: Unconsciousness, Mystery, Belief Systems,
Thinking About, Feeling About…
Unresolved issues are recycled ad infinitum when…

At the effect until you develop an attitude
Of being a cause of the issue which is at the moment of Truth
Or where you recognize that what is so is so what
Here you stop worrying about or being at the effect of it.
You start being the cause of it.

This is a much more powerful and productive way to be
The causal path is: Acceptance of the matter,
Participation, Experience, Realization,
Mastery of Knowledge,
(The mastery of knowledge is love)

Doo-doo-doo-doot-doot-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doot-doot-doo-doo-doo
Ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh,
Ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh
Bop bop bahh, ba dop bop ba da
Bop bop bahh, ba dop bop ba da
Bop bop bahh, ba dop bop ba da
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,

So being responsible is always your best way
Out of anything, to start healing. You do not have to say this to others,
You just have to be in your own process and sort it out for your own mind.
Where this lands you is your reward.
You come first, then the “Other”. Self-love is the first love.
Or you really cannot love anyone cause you don’t have
Any experience of it, any experience of it
And the mastery of knowledge is love.

(Chuckling) That's lovely!

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from Civilization, released September 24, 2023
(J Neo Marvin-Davis Jones)

J Neo Marvin: Lead vocals, instruments, and programming

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Civilization is a musical environment where Ear Candle Productions opens its doors to various friends and neighbors to create new songs that delve into language, philosophy, existentialism, and the meaning of civilization itself. The music is eclectic with unexpected twists and turns, and promotes goodwill and paradox. ... more

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