Reality Is Broken

from The Penn Project by Indoorfins

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Written for The University of Pennsylvania Penn Reading Program (2011)
Thank you Jane McGonigal and her book, Reality Is Broken, for the inspiration.

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There's no excitement in the 9 to 5 grind
Not like the games I use to fill my downtime
500 million others share the same mind
Foreign relationships are forming online

Reality doesn't motivate us as effectively
It isn't designed from the bottom up to make us happy
The absentees have spoken
They say reality is broken

They play in trailer parks and in penthouses
They use controllers, they use wireless mouses
Each opportunity to problem solve helps to evolve
The habits of the heroes
Super empowered hopeful individuals
Elevate each other to their full potential

Reality doesn't motivate us as effectively
It isn't designed from the bottom up to make us happy
Virtually awoken
To find reality is broken

Blissful productivity, the tight social fabrics we weave
The desire for epic meaning and an urgent optimistic feeling

The Lydians were on the edge of starving
A trend that King Atys found most alarming
He stood before his people and decreed he saw the need
For them to alternate
So everybody spend one whole day playing
And then the following we'll eat and then repeat

Reality doesn't motivate us as effectively
It isn't designed from the bottom up to make us happy
With quarters and with tokens
Reality is broken
Reality doesn't motivate us as effectively
It isn't designed from the bottom up to make us happy
The absentees have spoken
They said reality is broken

(Check out the video for Reality Is Broken on Youtube!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUcU5pf25Gk

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from The Penn Project, released October 14, 2013
Music and lyrics by
Layton and Druckemiller
(Thank you to The University of Pennsylvania for the opportunity and thank you Jane McGonigal for the inspiration)

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Indoorfins Lima, Ohio

Since August of 1991, the Indoorfins have been navigating the waters of pop music in and around Lima, Ohio, weathering the time and tide of change, exploring the frontiers of electronic entertainment, all the while evading the shackles of international superstardom. ... more

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