The Psychology of Now
The Tracks
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Lyrics about the oscillating nature of our metamodern culture
"Am I being ironic or am I being sincere
Nah, it's not meant to be that clear"
Lyrics about creating a life together during difficult times
"Let's build a little happily ever after
In a world that's a total disaster"
Lyrics about escaping into imaginary mental worlds
"When I want entertainment,
I just close my eyes and think"
Lyrics about a contemporary blues that has a distinct dissociative blankness
"A couple generations that do not the feel
Like all their parts fit together or are real"
Lyrics about the cultural revival of absurdism
"The world's ending is all that we've heard
So our only comfort is in the absurd"
About
I am a psychology researcher and a designer, and I believe in the power of deeply understanding the ever evolving "psychology of now."
These lyrics aims to capture that through different modern feelings, emotions, angsts, and dreams.
I use lyrics here because lyrics are uniquely powerful and because academic research always lags behind the moment and even when it catches up up, it always still misses some of the "feeling" that only art can capture.
I also give lectures that feature these originals lyrics as well as well-know popular lyrics to help people better put into words what people are feeling today.
You can contact me here about ideas, lyrics, collaborations, education, science, and design.
Real Lyrics, Artificial Music | My AI Statement
I use AI song drafts to give proof of the potential of the original lyrics and as a vehicle for sharing the ideas the lyrics are meant to capture. I do not view my AI song drafts as full "real songs."
Concept Art by Brett Cuviello
