“I'm born,
I'm alive,
I breathe,
In a moment or two I realize,
That the sphere upon which I reside
Is asleep on its feet,
Should I go back to sleep?”

—  Brandon Boyd

Lyrics, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (1997)

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American rock singer, writer and visual artist 1976

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