From the recording Life, Love, and Philosophy
This song is about how I was introduced to Objectivism and the ongoing question in my mind why reading Ayn Rand has significant impact on some people, but not others. It also talks about various people who claim to have read or understand Objectivism, the “echo chamber” it creates, the fact that understanding requires effort and thinking, and the specious argument that Objectivism isn’t practical, which is a non-argument.
Lyrics
Fountainhead ©2022 D1*= Dadd9 D7sus2 D6sus4 A7b9sus4
-Art Wildish Music Group, LLC- D Tuning D2* = Dadd9 DM7sus2/A D6sus4 A7b9sus4
Intro: D1*
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It began as a casual reference, then she handed me this book.
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And-though-I’d-never been-much-for-fiction, I just had to have a look.
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He stood out on a cliff, staring at the lake below.
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Laughing at the events of the morning, and what the future soon might hold.
Interlude: (Notes: A C –2x) D, (Notes: A C D E) D, (Notes: D F# E D) D, (Notes: A C D E) D
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And in that instant, I saw the reason, and the purpose for my life.
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But to this day I still have-to-wonder why some were unable to see the light.
Interlude: (Notes: A C –2x) D, (Notes: A C D E) D, (Notes: D F# E D) D, (Notes: A C D E) D
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It’s wrong from right, for all to see, no shades of gray, though some can’t see.
D1* D2* (Notes: A C D E) D – 2x
Crucified, falsified, percipience isn’t effortless.
G/D D (Notes: A C D E) D
How long before this house of cards comes falling down around our ears.
G/D D (Notes: A C D E) D
How many generations we will waste giving in to our fears.
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It’s wrong from right, for all to see, no shades of gray, though some can’t see.
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Blanking out, casting doubt, misunderstanding, second handing.
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Believing things that are not real and substituting things you feel.
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Crucified, falsified, percipience isn’t effortless.
Interlude: (Notes: A C –2x) D, (Notes: A C D E) D, (Notes: D F# E D) D, (Notes: A C D E) D
G/D D (Notes: A C D E) D
How long before this house of cards comes falling down around our ears.