Obsidian reefs in my mind.
A cellular phone to tell the time.
A faceless voice, my best friend.
A search for god that never ends.
Can we be soulless technology?
What would it mean, when they tax they are that we breathe?
Psychedelic art on my walls.
5G towers in my backyard.
Never look up to see the sky.
Living in some pixelated dream.
Can we be soulless technology?
What would it mean, when they tax they are that we breathe?
credits
from Obsidian Reefs,
released June 5, 2020
Written, Performed, and Recorded by Ryan Traster at the Spider Ranch in Joshua Tree, CA on 5/2/20
Mastered by Knol Tate
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