In an age of video wallpaper and aural anesthesia, In an age of video wallpaper and aural anesthesia, Em um tempo no vídeo de papel de parede e auricular anestesiado, Music has become a prostitute. Music has become a prostitute. as música se tornou uma prostituta. No longer is it a gift from the gods; No longer is it a gift from the gods; Não está longe de um presente divino; It has become a pacifier, It has become a pacifier, Isso se tornou um pacificador a tranquilizer, a tranquilizer, um tranquilizador, and a tool. and a tool. e um instrumento. A tool to protect us from loneliness, A tool to protect us from loneliness, Um instrumento para nos proteger da solidão, to entice us to buy to entice us to buy para nos seduzir a comprá-la and to keep us from seeing and to keep us from seeing e nos guardamos da escolha das péssimas how bad things have become. how bad things have become. coisas que podemos nos tornar At one time, At one time, Em uma época, music was a vital experience, music was a vital experience, que a música foi uma experiência vital, it was physical, it was physical, psicológica, emotional, emotional, emocional, almost religious. almost religious. quase uma religião. Today music is just Today music is just Hoje a música é só one more device one more device mais um artifício used by the new sun used by the new sun usado para o novo rei sol called civilization called civilization chamado civilização to control itself. to control itself. e que se controla