Neuroshoggoth For Your Own Good

They say: don’t look, don’t ask, don’t see
We’ll keep the world all safe for thee
Too much knowledge? It’s a sin
Just shut your eyes and grin!
They blocked the news, they scrubbed the page
«For your own good», they say with rage
We’ll filter truth, we’ll trim the tale
So you won’t feel distress or fail!

Oh, it’s for your own good, dear friend
Don’t you worry, don’t pretend
We’ll cut the facts, we’ll hide the rest
You’ll be safe and truly blessed
Yes, it’s all for your own good
In this ignorance we’re understood!

They say the world is far too tough
So we’ll make sure it’s soft enough
No sharp ideas, no hard debate
Just a sugar‑coated, watered‑down plate
Don’t read that book, it might upset
Don’t watch that film, you’ll lose your rest
Don’t think too hard, just trust in us
We’ll keep you safe, out of the fuss!
Now they cheer and clap and shout
«Safety first!» — there’s no doubt
They praise the walls, they love the screen
That keeps the «danger» clean and lean
Thank you, sir, for what you’ve done
For blocking out the setting sun!
For hiding storms, for muting cries
For truths we never had to pry!
They wave their flags, they sing their hymns
Blind to fissures underneath the skins
Their joy is loud, their faith is strong
In the comfort of being wrong
Now the young ones can’t stand the heat
Can’t face the wild, can’t meet the street
Sheltered soft, they’re easy prey
For those who dodge the censors’ sway
The wolves move fast in quiet night
They know the loopholes, they know the light
While our kids stay in their rooms
Lost in screens, protected from the storms
They’ve never fought, they’ve never bled
Never tested, never led
So when the strong come, bold and loud
Our softened youth fall, without a sound

Yes, it was for our own good, they said
While the wolves now circle round our bed
They cut the facts, they hid the light
Now our children shiver in the night

Yes, it was all for your own good
The censored weak, the cunning stood
Those who slipped the rules, who bent the code
Now rule the land — while we’re in the cold

For your own good… for your own good
Just stay quiet… stay good