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Epistemic Jiujitsu

[Intro — motorik pulse, cold analog synth, clipped spoken vocal] WORKING AS DESIGNED WORKING AS DESIGNED WORKING AS DESIGNED WHO DESIGNED IT? … WHO? [Beat enters] ONE MACHINE MANY MEETINGS ONE MACHINE MANY MEETINGS EVERYTHING CONNECTS NOTHING TALKS EVERYTHING CONNECTS NOTHING TALKS [Verse 1] THE NUMBERS ALIGN THE PEOPLE DO NOT THE NUMBERS ALIGN THE PEOPLE DO NOT STRATEGY ABOVE CONFUSION BELOW STRATEGY ABOVE CONFUSION BELOW [Refrain] THE PATTERN IS REAL THE PLAN IS OPTIONAL THE PATTERN IS REAL THE PLAN IS OPTIONAL SAME RESULT DIFFERENT REASON SAME RESULT DIFFERENT REASON [Synth sequence widens] NO MASTER PLAN ONLY DEADLINES NO MASTER PLAN ONLY DEADLINES WHO OWNS THE LEVER? … OPEN A TICKET [Verse 2] FROM FAR AWAY ONE BODY COME CLOSER ONLY ELBOWS FROM FAR AWAY ONE VOICE COME CLOSER FOUR THOUSAND MOUTHS [Break] THE REPORT IS CLEAN THE WIRES ARE NOT THE REPORT IS CLEAN THE WIRES ARE NOT THE QUARTER IS STRONG TUESDAY IS UNCLEAR THE QUARTER IS STRONG TUESDAY IS UNCLEAR [Electronic pulse intensifies] YOUR ROBOT HAS ANSWERS MY ROBOT HAS QUESTIONS YOUR ROBOT HAS ANSWERS MY ROBOT HAS QUESTIONS YOUR ROBOT REVIEWS MY ROBOT REPLIES YOUR ROBOT APPROVES WE CALL THIS ALIGNMENT [Chant] ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT [Drop — bass and voice only] SPECIFIC IDENTICAL SIMULTANEOUS COORDINATED SPECIFIC IDENTICAL SIMULTANEOUS COORDINATED SPECIFIC IDENTICAL SIMULTANEOUS COORDINATED [Everything stops] DEFINE COORDINATED [Beat slams back in] THE PATTERN PROVES DESIGN THE DESIGN PROVES THE PATTERN THE PATTERN PROVES DESIGN THE DESIGN PROVES THE PATTERN THE EVIDENCE IS THE PATTERN THE PATTERN IS THE EVIDENCE THE EVIDENCE IS THE PATTERN THE PATTERN IS THE EVIDENCE [Mechanical chant — accelerating] PATTERN DESIGN COORDINATION PATTERN PATTERN DESIGN COORDINATION PATTERN PATTERN DESIGN COORDINATION PATTERN PATTERN PATTERN PATTERN PATTERN [Sudden silence] WE FOUND THE FINGERPRINT WE FOUND THE FINGERPRINT WE FOUND THE FINGERPRINT ON OUR OWN HAND [Massive synth impact] FIND THE HAND BEHIND THE HAND BEHIND THE HAND BEHIND THE HAND FIND THE HAND BEHIND THE HAND BEHIND THE— … NO HAND [Impact] ONLY GLOVE [Verse 3 — slower, deadpan] THE CONTROL ROOM IS EMPTY THE CONTROL ROOM IS EMPTY WE FOUND THE CHAIR WE PROMOTED THE CHAIR WE FOUND THE CHAIR WE PROMOTED THE CHAIR [Build] THE MACHINE HAS NO OPERATOR THE MACHINE HAS NO OPERATOR THE OPERATORS HAVE NO MACHINE THE OPERATORS HAVE NO MACHINE COHERENCE OF OUTCOME CONFUSION OF INTENT COHERENCE OF OUTCOME CONFUSION OF INTENT [New section — rigid bassline, dry vocal] THE ELITES ARE CORRUPT THE ELITES ARE CORRUPT ARE THEY ALIGNED? … DEFINE ALIGNED [Pulse doubles] SAME INTEREST DIFFERENT PURPOSE SAME INTEREST DIFFERENT PURPOSE SAME DIRECTION DIFFERENT MAP SAME DIRECTION DIFFERENT MAP [Geopolitical interlude — voices alternating] PLEASE APPLY PRESSURE … OKAY PLEASE BUY LESS … OKAY WE ARE ALIGNED … SURE [Beat returns harder] SAME ACTION DIFFERENT REASON SAME ACTION DIFFERENT REASON YOU CALL IT ALLIANCE I CALL IT LEVERAGE YOU CALL IT ALLIANCE I CALL IT TUESDAY [Bridge — thin pulse, whispered vocal] THE TRAIL IS BLOCKED THE BLOCKAGE IS THE TRAIL THE TRAIL IS BLOCKED THE BLOCKAGE IS THE TRAIL THE ABSENCE IS EVIDENCE THE EVIDENCE IS ABSENT THE ABSENCE IS EVIDENCE THE EVIDENCE IS ABSENT [Full stop] … EPISTEMIC … EPISTEMIC … JIU JITSU [Single pulse] DO NOT PUSH DO NOT PULL ASK THE QUESTION LET IT FALL DO NOT PUSH DO NOT PULL ASK THE QUESTION LET IT FALL [Voice 1] YOUR ROBOT HAS ANSWERS [Voice 2] MY ROBOT HAS QUESTIONS [Voice 1] YOUR ROBOT HAS ANSWERS [Voice 2] MY ROBOT HAS QUESTIONS [Motorik beat returns at full force] THE PATTERN IS REAL THE PLAN IS OPTIONAL THE PATTERN IS REAL THE PLAN IS OPTIONAL SAME RESULT DIFFERENT REASON SAME RESULT DIFFERENT REASON [Breakdown — dialogue, completely dry vocal] MASTER WHAT IS THE SECRET? … DO NOT ARGUE WITH STUPID PEOPLE … I DO NOT THINK THAT IS CORRECT … YOU ARE CORRECT [Long pause] YOU ARE CORRECT YOU ARE CORRECT YOU ARE CORRECT YOU ARE CORRECT [Synth begins pulsing again] DISCUSSION COMPLETE [Outro — voice degrading into static] WORKING AS DESIGNED WORKING AS DESIGNED WORKING AS DESIGNED WHO DESIGNED IT? … WE FOLLOWED THE TRAIL IT CAME BACK HERE WE FOLLOWED THE TRAIL IT CAME BACK HERE … THE PATTERN IS REAL THE PLAN IS OPTIONAL … SAME DIRECTION DIFFERENT MAP … WHO DESIGNED IT? … WHO? … YOU ARE CORRECT … TUESDAY.