Choices from The Winterlands by Unknown Effects

Dives into the question of how much (if any) free will do we actually have. There's the religious approach to this question and also the scientific, but both perspectives seemingly have camps in either category (determinism/fatalism/Calvanism vs libertarianism/Arminianism). The added theological dimension gives the problem additional complexity that needs to be reconciled with the neuroscientific and philosophical viewpoints.. do we even have a choice in determining the "lens through which things are viewed"?

Tracklist

3.	Choices	3:38

Lyrics

Lyrics:

Frozen in place
Choices to make in this confined space

How much freedom
Have you given us
Is it enough to reconstruct
Or are we
Stuck in a rut until we're plucked
Or is it
Just enough to trust things are on their way up

Stuck in our ways
Wonderin' if we ever truly change

The scariest thing to me would be if suffering had no meaning
Feels like the ice could break underneath
The weight of every step that I take
If I make a mistake will I fall into the lake
Oh I always forget about grace
Stuck in an endless loop
Oh this is deja vu
But how much can we choose
And what comes from you
But who are we to assign these things
Constantly looking to see if you're still speaking
Hearing your voice
Hold on to the words
But is it a choice
Between joy and the other noise

Trapped in a cage
Or are we free to roam this range

Please don't go, completely cold
Stay warm and know
To hold on
To your gold, my dear
Roses will come and go within the year

Passengers of fate
Will it ever be fully explained

Credits

from The Winterlands, released March 20, 2025
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Mastered by Adam Haggar at Mount Olympia Mastering

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