Drizzle The Categorical Imperative

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Immanuel Kant said that we should be good to each other
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As we would be good to ourselves
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Treat people as ends and not means
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If the murderer asks after family you tell
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The truth to him

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The structure is kind
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The intention so sweet
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So in his eyes I'd say that he won
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But for me
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You see
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It's never quite done


[Chorus]
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Trees lose their leaves
          B7      Em
When they flower I grieve
    C          D            G   G7  Gm7  G6
And everything always feels wrong
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The state kills the innocent
B7          E
God picks on Job
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And boys take away my songs

[Spoken]
N.C.
Because any desirable trait can be turned undesirable
Or future "evil"
No trait can be seen as the source of goodness
Instead, goodwill itself is the essence of goodness
And remains the essence of goodness regardless of its outcome
This is why one should act according to the categorical imperative


[Verse 2]
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Well it's rained for three days straight
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And I wouldn't be off to suggest
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It'll rain for three more
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We open the window
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To get some fresh air
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But it makes the whole room just a little bit colder
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And what's on your mind?
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Are you low?
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Are you high?
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Are you having a pretty good run?
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What's on your mind
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Would you like to try mine?
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For me it's never quite done


[Chorus]
Am               G
Trees lose their leaves
          B7      Em
When they flower I grieve
    C          D            G   G7  Gm7  G6
And everything always feels wrong
    Am              D
The state kills the innocent
B7          E
God picks on Job
    Am        D       G
And boys take away my songs

[Spoken]
N.C.
God does not owe the special treatment that Deontology reserves for people
And if God's law is unjust
Then Deontology would demand acting against it
Regardless of the consequences
Neither Kant nor Tronto hold that Job's God is the authority on goodness


[Chorus]
Am               G
Trees lose their leaves
          B7      Em
When they flower I grieve
    C          D            G   G7  Gm7  G6
And everything always feels wrong
    Am              D
The state kills the innocent
B7          E
God picks on Job
    Am        D       G
And boys take away my songs

[Spoken]
N.C.
It is up to people to define what is ought to be done
And to do what they can to carry these good actions out
Even if the god they live under disagrees
And even if it means that the system must be changed