Music Greatly Affects Society and Ourselves (Philosophy)
Show me the music that people listen to, and I will tell you about their society. - interpretation of Plato.
“Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.” - Plato, "The Republic"
Music directly represents the passions or states of the soul — gentleness, anger, courage, temperance, and their opposites and other qualities. Hence, when one listens to music that imitates a certain passion, he becomes imbued with the same passion; and if over a long time he habitually listens to the kind of music that arouses ignoble passions, his whole character will be shaped to an ignoble form. - Aristotle
Thoughts
Thoughts
Imagine a society that listened to songs like:
Lyrics
(Verse 1) The minutes tick, a siren's sweet delight, To drift away, and lose the fight. A million windows, open wide, Where precious focus goes to die. The easy click, the mindless scroll, A tiny treason to the soul. But I can choose, in this small space, To set my will, and find my place.
(Chorus) This is the discipline of now, The quiet strength, the solemn vow. To shut the noise, and clear the way, For work that matters, here, today. No future wish, no past regret, Just present action, firmly set. The steady hand, the focused mind, The victory I'm here to find.
(Verse 2) The whispers come, "It's just a glance," A fleeting moment, a harmless dance. But threads of moments, weave the day, And steal the progress, slip away. The doubt may surface, soft and low, "Is this small effort worth the show?" But every choice, a brick I lay, To build the fortress, come what may.
(Chorus) This is the discipline of now, The quiet strength, the solemn vow. To shut the noise, and clear the way, For work that matters, here, today. No future wish, no past regret, Just present action, firmly set. The steady hand, the focused mind, The victory I'm here to find.
(Bridge) The path to mastery is paved with choice, To heed the inner, guiding voice. Each "no" to fleeting, cheap desire, Refines the spirit, stokes the fire. What's in my reach? What can I do? This present moment, seeing through.
(Chorus) This is the discipline of now, The quiet strength, the solemn vow. To shut the noise, and clear the way, For work that matters, here, today. No future wish, no past regret, Just present action, firmly set. The steady hand, the focused mind, The victory I'm here to find.
(Outro) Control the moment, own the task, Behind this discipline, I unmask The power waiting, strong and true. Now. This moment. Me and you. Act. Persist. Prevail.
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