Waltari

Part 2: A Sign

Waltari


The brave new computerbrain is giving out orders... 

[Machine: ] 
Death to brains, death to sorrow 
Turn the lights off and wait for tomorrow 
Brains of metal wait to arise 
Calling dusty corpses to show up 
[John Doe: ] 
Don't wanna wait a minute 
I need some space to escape 
Livin' in a dark hole 
Blind on a dead end street 

The angel appears to the scene and feels sympathy for John Doe and wants to 
help (?!) him. 

[The Angel: ] 
Oh, there's a sign 
Just follow it, don't be afraid 
It shows the way life's really like 
Avoid the everlasting pain! 
[Machine: ] 
Alright, a very good trick! Just sit and relax with Mary Chain (haha) 

The Angel doesn't like the computerbrain who wants to connect everyone to 
itself. Everybody should have a dream that can be accomplished. She tears John 
from his shell willing to give him a hint of "another day". John doesn't 
hesitate a moment: they rush away! The computerbrain is left behind wondering 
what really happened... 

[Machine: ] 
(Hey!) Where did you go! I thought I could reach you. 
But my metal computer mind can't locate you anymore! 
(I can't let you go) 

John Doe is taken over by a strange emotion. The computerbrain notices it and 
proceeds to hunt him down... It doesn't want to let it's beloved slave out of 
sight. And besides, it is possessive as well as curious... The plot thickens. 

[John Doe: ] 
Look, what fun 
Brightness, stability 
And look, I will flee 
There's free space in my eyes... 
[Machine: ] 
The breast of unknown 
The breathing space 
No civilized lies 
The breast of the world 
Fortune, fabulous, challenge the bridge, white innocence calls 
The breast of the world, come to me! 

[The Angel: ] 
Oh, there's a sign 
Just follow it, don't be afraid 
It shows the way life's really like 
Avoid the everlasting pain! 
THE BREAST OF THE WORLD 
[John Doe: ] 
Come to me, the breast of the world, come to me, ...