Life comes first, death comes second. Joy comes first, misery comes second. Joy does not need misery, yet misery needs joy. Misery is contingent upon joy (just as death is contingent upon life), and joy is not contingent upon anything.
Misery conspires to deny joy. Be aware of those who seek to deny you joy.
The important thing to remember, to always remember, while reading anything by an old misery guts, a pessimist or a doom-sayer (like an armaggedon-loving Christian, or a proponent of toxic meme 'enjoy the decline' etc) is that they are miserable. Because they are miserable they seek to deny joy to everyone, and that includes you. To deny anyone joy, or even worse to deny the opportunity of joy, is immoral. God provides/provided you with both 'Will' (which is concurrent with joy) and the 'Freedom' to do it in.
The pessimists and the doom-sayers want to deny you that ability to 'go your own way', to do your own thing, to do something other than what they say. They want to determine your future 100%. To nail it deep down underground as a prisoner, and keep it there. They want to determine your future as railway-lines determine where a railway-locomotive goes, that's what they want to do. They want to deny you freedom. So shrug your shoulders at them, ignore them; or yell at them, fight them. Do whatever you need to do to get them out of your way. They're arseholes. You don't need them. They need you. Life doesn't need death, joy doesn't need misery, you don't need them. Always remember this. Remember this if you stumble across them or their works; remember that they strive to deny you joy and then remember you have a options and the ability to choose, to go your own way, Gods way, whatever way that may be. Each to his own.
Finally a word on the lyrics: They are written from the perspective of Pessimism as an entity, as an actual person, and it is speaking to someone who is a newcomer to Western culture.
# Pessimism Wants to Rule Your World #
Welcome to the West.
It's not like it seems.
Everywhere you turn.
You will find me.
Sapping at your joyous outlook.
Confounding your positive nature.
Pessimism wants to rule your world.
It is by design.
It is for the worst.
I want to deny.
I want to destroy.
Your freedom and your pleasure,
I want to deny for ever.
Pessimism wants to rule your world.
There's no place where my hate won't find you.
Nagging away 'til your heart comes crashing down.
When it does I'll have destroyed you.
My goal's to incarcerate.
Trap you, never let you out.
Pessimism wants to rule your world.
I can't stand your optimism.
Nor your long-distance vision.
Pessimism wants to rule your world.
Hate is all I ever, ever, ever, ever needed.
Why did you have to ruin it?
Pessimism wants to rule the world.
Your freedom and your pleasure,
I want to deny for ever.
Pessimism wants to rule your world.
[End.]
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