""'You could take anything!. a benign object of any sort... you could take a cheeseburger and deconstruct it to it's source!' Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Love meat! I want to eat myself as the flesh of ancient gods! What's the point of this? Where's the happiness we've been promised? Drugs sex and money? Fine. Ooh then I need to get myself some good drugs Then when I get the money... ladies will all know that I'm the man 'Cause I ain't gonna be questing for sex if I ain't livin' in poverty and I ain't got no disease ...In fact you could say I was a logical choice! Whoa! Just look at him and look at her! Ha! Running in the circles and then opening the bar! Bar's closed boys I'm an artist! So with art without heart We will never know the songs! (We will never... we will never...) With art without heart... We will never know! We will never know! 'It's just terrifying!. There's nothing but reality!. An Infinite void of nothing! Where do we fit!? Where's the lines?!. I can't even find my own mind!!! I can't find!!!' ENOUGH! I've had it up to here and I am not afraid of fear! ENOUGH! I've had it up to here ...Just get it out of your system! Show me... So you'd love to run from pain? So you've gone and you've closed off from god. ...Closed off from your true nature in 'I'. Closed off from your own self! Now on the border of the broken chasm the infamy of man was stretched along. Beholding as they descend and the reign of man is fleeting! Enraptured in an illusion in which we all belong ...And our purpose is acknowledgement of the void?! Then void on me in waveforms! Did you ever had one of those... those days? SHIT A BRICK! (I know why I know why I know I am...) (I know why I know why I know I am...) Waveforms of waveforms vibration waveform way of the waveforms of vibration. 'Here it comes... Show me!' 'Whoa! Good lord it's a cheeseburger!!!' '...A double!' All beef patties pickles onions on a sesame seed bun! All beef patties pickles onions on a sesame seed bun! (Oh glorious cheeseburger... we bow to thee. The secrets of the universe are between the buns...) All beef patties pickles onions on a sesame seed bun CHEESEBURGER! 'But I don't eat the cheeseburgers guys I'm a vegi-ma-tarian!' Hit it! Beer! Beer! Beer! I would like to discuss something with you... BULLSHIT! Bullshit... bullshit... bullshit... bullshit... It's all bullshit! (Wanting 'I' wanting 'I'...) Sorry I'm sorry... So the words are coming down in rainbows! ...Slow burn there's no cover!!! Confused?. I'm so ashamed!!! There's water... Sew whey! FIRE! Clouds form over the rainbows over time! 'Oh we're not finished yet are we.?' 'Scuse me... ok... Go! You're in God! Take your time Take your time Enjoy the ride... All we are!!! I am free how about you?""


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    The Dev's own words about this song (I'm not him just have the same name, pre-emptive attempt to disperse any confusion.) This is from the hevy devy forum:

    Deconstruction: Analyzing something to the point of confusion, then taking a step back and realizing that it actually has no relevance to your life, embarrassment leads to pursuing what you actually want.

    DevinJWon June 22, 2011   Link

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