(Jazz) Life You Choose

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& "Life You Choose" is a jazz song inspired by Hannah Arendt’s concept of the "banality of evil," urging listeners to live with critical thinking and moral imagination. It encourages a life of questioning blind obedience to systems and empathizing with others’ pain, set against the introspective and soulful backdrop of jazz. Drawing from Eichmann’s case and contemporary ethical dilemmas, the song delivers a hopeful message that individual choices can transform the world.

🎵 Suno AI + Lyrics by modeoflife Music © 2025

(Verse 1)
Don’t be swept away by the tide of commands,
Close your eyes, and the truth slips out of your hands.
In the shadow of systems, in the traps of their rules,
Open your heart, dare to break from their tools.

(Pre-Chorus)
“Is this truly right?” ask the voice deep inside,
Don’t turn from the pain that the helpless can’t hide.
Through the fear for your life, through the lure of the prize,
Keep your heart awake, see the truth with your eyes.

(Chorus)
Walk the path awake, light the fire of the wise,
Feel another’s pain, hear their silent cries.
Rise above the mask where evil hides its face,
The life you choose can change the human race.

(Verse 2)
Eichmann once said, “I just followed the call,”
But his hands crushed dreams, let the innocent fall.
Was it hatred inside, or a mind fast asleep?
In those questions, the road we must keep.

(Pre-Chorus)
The past softly whispers, “Just do as you’re told,”
But stand for a moment, let your conscience take hold.
Plant the seed of the truth in the depths of your soul,
With moral imagination, make the broken world whole.

(Chorus)
Walk the path awake, light the fire of the wise,
Feel another’s pain, hear their silent cries.
Rise above the mask where evil hides its face,
The life you choose can change the human race.

(Bridge)
Don’t hide behind orders, throw your alibis away,
Your choice will decide what history will say.
Through the fear and the lure, let your heartbeat be true,
Only the waking can carve a path new.

(Outro)
Walk the path awake, let your thoughts burn bright,
Take another’s hand, bring the dark to the light.
Beyond the mask where evil hides its face,
With awakened hearts, sing freedom’s embrace.