Esse Est Percipi
pacific Northwest post pop punk post grunge, dark nostalgic undertones, post hardcore,
Esse Est Percipi
pacific Northwest post pop punk post grunge, dark nostalgic undertones, post hardcore,
Lyrics
verse
sung vocal
just a complicated
country lawyer
the logic destroyer
ladies and gentlemen
of the jury
i implore ya
we've been talking a lot
about what people saw that night
was the raw sight right?
or a flaw in the light?
verse
rapped
i'm gonna ask y'all
in that jury box
stop the clocks
what color my eyes?
the surprise that unlocks.
surely your powers
of perception
were keen enough to glean
the color of my peepers
tell me exactly
what you've seen.
this proves the point
disjointed and bent
that our powers of perception
are not always as vigilant
as we would think.
now think.
chorus
layered vocals
esse est percipi
to be is to be perceived.
the web is weaved.
the truth believed.
is just a lie
that you conceived.
what color my eyes?
what color the lies?
to be
is to be
perceived.
verse
sung vocal
bishop berkeley
in ages gone by
let the pages fly
said "to be
is to be perceived"
no lie
and that only by engagement
in a world
unfurled
in our perception
of its various guises
the truth hurled
verse
rapped
does the world actually exist?
or is it mist?
by seeing my client
commit this crime
stuck in time
did the witnesses
create the crime?
i ask you this.
chorus
layered vocals
esse est percipi
to be is to be perceived.
the web is weaved.
the truth believed.
is just a lie
that you conceived.
what color my eyes?
what color the lies?
to be
is to be
perceived.
verse
sung vocal
the mind hates a vacuum
enters the black room
constructs a costume
to consume
the uncertainty
and seal the verdict
in the tomb.
you’re the author and the liar
fueling the fire
preaching to the choir
verse
rapped
it’s a mental projection
not a visual connection
leading to a lethal injection
based on a false inspection.
you filled in the blur
with the slur you prefer to occur
the vision was slurred
the truth was deterred
the reality blurred.
you didn't witness a fact
you witnessed an act
then your brain made a pact
to keep the narrative intact.
so when you cast the vote
check the note that you wrote
is it evidence you quote?
or just a lump in your throat?
you didn't see the crime.
you just did the time
in your mind.
outro
fading vocals
esse est percipi
to be is to be perceived.