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The lyrics of "The Divine Conspiracy" paint a picture of a society trapped by its own perceptions and the passage of time, suggesting a deliberate manipulation of reality. The opening lines, "Quaestio nostra est aeterna / Ultima requies fons vitae / Sed eam ut novam ducemus," hint at an eternal question about life's ultimate rest and source, yet imply a decision to approach it as something new, setting a tone of questioning established truths. The narrator observes that we "need to be innocent" and "blind enough" to endure the current existence, implying that awareness would shatter this fragile peace. This suggests a collective, perhaps self-imposed, ignorance is necessary for survival. The central tension arises from the conflict between an internal richness and external striving. The repeated chorus, "Once we have been / Rich from within / Did not try to reach / What we couldn't achieve / Because once we have been / Able to win / From the need to succeed," speaks to a past state of contentment that has been lost. The lyrics imply that the "need to succeed" has corrupted this inner wealth, forcing a constant, unachievable external pursuit. This creates a profound sense of loss and a yearning for a simpler, more self-sufficient state of being. The most striking lyrical device is the assertion that "Who possesses your time also possesses your mind." This phrase, repeated and amplified with the addition of "Mislead us all, we are not in control," suggests a powerful external force or system that dictates thought by controlling the perception of time. The idea that "Time is not the entity / Like it claims had to be" further fuels this conspiracy, proposing that our understanding of time, and by extension reality, is a manufactured construct. This "Divine Conspiracy" seems to be the mechanism by which this control is maintained, opening up a new, perhaps more honest, reality by deconstructing our temporal illusions. Ultimately, the effectiveness of these lyrics lies in their ability to evoke a sense of existential unease and a questioning of fundamental realities. The juxtaposition of internal peace with external pressure, coupled with the chilling idea of time as a tool of manipulation, creates a powerful emotional resonance. The lyrics suggest that true freedom comes not from achieving external goals, but from recognizing and reclaiming an inner state of being, a state that is actively obscured by the "conspiracy" that governs our perception of existence and our place within it.

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The Divine Conspiracy

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[Intro] Quaestio nostra est aeterna Ultima requies fons vitae Sed eam ut novam ducemus [Simone Simons] We'll never know all possibilities to predict what is to come And so we have illusions to think freely Once we have been Rich from within Did not try to reach What we couldn't achieve Because once we have been Able to win From the need to succeed [Mark Jansen] We need to be innocent to live the life we've lived for so long We need to be blind enough to live the life we live right now [Simone Simons] Who possesses your time also possesses your mind Once we have been Rich from within Did not try to reach What we couldn't achieve Because once we have been Able to win From the need to succeed [Mark Jansen] We need to be innocent to live the life we've lived for so long We need to be deaf enough to live the life we live right now [Simone Simons] Reach out, touch infinity Life is just a memory Time is not the entity Like it used to be The Divine Conspiracy Opens up the reality Time is not the entity Like it claims had to be Once we have been Rich from within Did not try to reach What we couldn't achieve Because once we have been Able to win From the need to succeed [Mark Jansen] We need to be innocent to live the life we've lived for so long We need to be insensitive to live and so ignore it all [Simone Simons] Who possesses your time, also possesses your mind [Simone Simons and Mark Jansen] Who possesses your time Mislead us all, we are not in control Also possesses your mind There is no trace that will lead to this place [Simone Simons] Reach out, touch infinity Life is just a memory Time is not the entity Like it used to be The Divine Conspiracy Opens up the reality Time is not the entity Like it claims had to be [Instrumental Break] [Simone Simons] Desperately we all Clutch at the last straw We stumble and fall Countdown to die out To heal it all [Mark Jansen] We will never reach Our capacities, no more We cannot expand Our boundaries [Simone Simons] Once we have been Rich from within Did not try to reach What we couldn't achieve Because once we have been Able to win From the need to succeed [Mark Jansen] We need to be innocent to live the life we've lived for so long We need to insensitive to breath so we can take it all for granted [Simone Simons] Reach out, touch infinity Life is just a memory Time is not the entity Like it used to be The Divine Conspiracy Opens up the reality Time is not the entity Like it claims had to be [Instrumental Outro]

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Writers: Ad Sluijter
Mark Jansen
Coen Janssen

The Divine Conspiracy

The Divine Conspiracy

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