10 months ago

"Genetics Doctor" - A music video by Robert Dada

Originally appearing on the 1997 album, "De Omnibus Dubitandum"

Lyrics:

The chain of logic is unbroken
Change the course of evolution
Sequences diverge gradually
The kind of liquid-crystal head

Aborted natural selection seed
Re-engineered to fulfill our need

Imperfections to be eradicated
A silent empowered have mandated

I am a genetics doctor
State licensed DNA vulture
I am the genetics doctor
Designer of the future culture

Eliminate predisposed disease
Promote physiques which we please

Create units for specific tasks
So they perform whatever is asked

I am a genetics doctor
State approved chromosome vulture
I am the genetics doctor
Designer of your future culture

Extracting synapse states from his brain
A DNA sequence, in isolation
The seed from which they were created
Slowing our ability to advance
That control mechanism
Human thought on a real time basis
A temptation to extend it
Applications back to the human brain
Accurate copy of a human brain
There can also be mutations
10 nerve impulses per second
Coldly manipulating genetic data

Remove distinctions of race
Homogenized skin, hair and face

Natural sex no longer required
Family planning is not desired

I am a genetics doctor
State licensed DNA vulture
I am the genetics doctor
Designer of the future culture

Manipulate the helix strand
We must do whatever we can

To design the very perfect species
This is the goal placed upon me

I am a genetics doctor
State approved chromosome vulture
I am the genetics doctor
Designer of your future culture

(Repeat Chorus)

The same function in various species
Our best defense against knowledge
The specter of genetic modification
Is the common heritage of humanity
Interact to create a living organism
Ethical complications
Sufficient power to kill themselves
Complex and beautiful patterns
The human condition starts to change
To accelerate the process
Meaningful patterns in the data
A vast, dense, sprawling mess