In the Absence of Design (81)

In the Absence of Design (81)

1

Thanks to brutal competition

Central planning takes a hit

After which market forces

Screw us down bit by bit

According to the theory

How about we just retreat

Since the robots soon arriving

Are plain impossible to beat

2

In pursuit of full employment

Trash the planet and consume

And don’t think about the robots

Spreading lots of doom and gloom

It’s a sin to share possessions

Empathy is out of date

Employment truly matters

It’s the thing we must create

Chorus

When I read about the Luddites

They don’t seem so bad to me

With our planet being ruined

By our liberal democracy

Competition is a menace

Silicone a hangman’s rope

Yet when I look at the Amish

I see tradition, peace and hope

3

Never mind about the robots

It’s a competition thing

To prove that you are worthy

You must praise the money king

Competition is the method

By which you can be the best

Even though the robots coming

Might replace you with the rest

4

In pursuit of full employment

God’s creation takes a hit

And social justice suffers

When it tries to do its bit

Only competition matters

And with robots on the way

It is looking like our species

May well soon have had its day

Chorus

When I read about the Luddites

They don’t seem so bad to me

With our planet being ruined

By our liberal democracy

Competition is a menace

Silicone a hangman’s rope

Yet when I look at the Amish

I see tradition, peace and hope

The End

© Frankie Espirit