In this episode, I review  themes of disenchantment, nihilism, and religious faith as they show up in Rock the Machine by Lisa O'Neill, Do Nothing by The Specials, and God's Song by Randy Newman. Rock the Machine LyricsAudio Clip 1I'm losing will, love My hands are soft as cotton gloves Machine has eaten up my job My meaning, my causeAudio Clip 2Today, dear, I'm unemployedBefore I spoke, you read my eyesI feared of nothing or no oneBut I feel old and I'm so youngI miss the graft, I miss the boysI plead for purpose in the voidTime is inward, ticking tighterI wish my load was a mountain lighterAudio Clip 3River rock the machine until it diesRiver rock the machine down on the docksRiver rock the machine until it stopsDo Nothing LyricsAudio Clip 1Each day I walk along this lonely streetTrying to find, find a futureNew pair of shoes are on my feetCause fashion is my only cultureNothing ever change, oh noNothing ever changePeople say to me just be yourselfIt makes no sense to follow fashionHow could I be anybody elseI don't try, I've got no reasonNothing ever change, oh noNothing ever changeI'm just living in a life without meaningI walk and walk, do nothingI'm just living in a life without feelingI talk and talk, say nothingAudio Clip 2They're just living in a life without meaningI walk and walk, do nothingThey're just playing in a life without thinkingThey talk and talk, say nothingI'm just living in a life without feelingI walk and walk, I'm dreamingI'm just living in a life without feelingI talk and talk, say nothingI'm just living in a life without meaningI walk and walk, do nothingGod's Song LyricsAudio Clip 1Cain slew Abel, Seth knew not why For if the children of Israel were to multiply Why must any of the children die? So he asked the Lord And the Lord said:Man means nothing, he means less to me Than the lowliest cactus flower Or the humblest Yucca tree He chases round this desert 'Cause he thinks that's where I'll be That's why I love mankindAudio Clip 2And they began to speakThey said, "Lord, a plague is on the worldLord, no man is freeThe temples that we built to youHave tumbled into the seaLord, if you won't take care of usWon't you please, please let us be?"And the Lord saidAnd the Lord said:I burn down your cities, how blind you must beI take from you your children and you say, "how blessed are we?"You all must be crazy to put your faith in meThat's why I love mankind You really need me That's why I love mankind

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