My take on the increasingly insular online world of politics.
Solo artist and one man band from Kansas City.
Story behind the song
I was recently reading an article about sites like Google and Facebook creating "echo chambers" by tailoring what visitors see to match their interests, thereby limited readers to alternative points of view.
Lyrics
Echo Chamber (Fallacy)
Verse 1
I stand for peace and love and all equality
Lending my voice to those without the means
Digital shields surround to protect my integrity
Filtering out those words which contravene
Verse 2
I stand for truth and wisdom handed down to me
Faith of my fathers, with all certainty
Digital shields surround to protect my integrity
Filtering out those words which contravene
Chorus
It's just a fallacy
Wall it off and let's reconvene
It doesn't fit what we believe
So classify as abnormality
So many voices and the chasm's wide
Volume dictating where the facts reside
It's not enough to disagree
They must be excised of all humanity
Bridge
M My mind is fed the seeds
M My mind is bathed in memes
M My mind is atrophied
M My mind is reality
M My voice takes up the cause
M My feet take up the walk
M My hand becomes a fist
Now the spring has sprung and what was words is now this
Verse 3
Your validation is a simple click away
Algorithmic magic will light you on the way
Once you're inside the echo chamber walls
No more will you endure the seductive siren call
Chorus
It's just a fallacy
Wall it off and let's reconvene
It doesn't fit what we believe
So classify as abnormality
So many voices and the chasm's wide
Volume dictating where the facts reside
It's not enough to disagree
They must be excised of all humanity
