Free will is the ability of agents to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints. The existence of free will and its exact nature and definition have long been debated in philosophy. Historically, the constraint of dominant concern has been the metaphysical constraint of determinism. The two main positions within that debate are metaphysical libertarianism, the claim that determinism is false and thus that free will exists (or is at least possible); and hard determinism, the claim that determinism is true and thus that free will does not exist.
Both of these positions, which agree that causal determination is the relevant factor in the question of free will, are classed as incompatibilist. Positions that deny that determinism is relevant are classified as compatibilist, and offer various alternative explanations of what constraints are relevant, such as physical constraints (e.g. chains or imprisonment), social constraints (e.g. threat of punishment or censure), or psychological constraints (e.g. compulsions or phobias). In fact, compatibilists will often assert that determinism is not just compatible with free will, but actually necessary for it.
It's not some heavy hand from up above that make you late
Recall how that night was spent
Forget a friendly fate
The world perspectives blurred
Connect to a herd and leave mind black
You could be the black sheep on the block
And you've got free will to thank in vain
Condemning acts assuming that you're safe
There's no free pass when you don't do as you say
Envision an existence of penance without pain
Just put your faith in god and those chills won't mean a thing
You might dodge the bullet and leave that life a stain on the
Sheets to clean, but can't condone the clinics free domes
Tell me what's obscene in vain
Cup of christ half-filled with grain
A two strike count but you swing again
I won't play the cynic if you don't play the saint
Find a shadow cast by rainbows
There you’ll meet the sage.
Feeding rabbits bits of lettuce or cleaning out the cage.
He can give you more direction than you’ve ever known.
Show you your bronzed baby shoes
Now, my how you have grown!
Ain’t it nice to fly? You’re waving as soft clouds go by,
But Peace won’t be still of its own free will.
Say you want to go exploring; you got to find some truth.
Can’t stand one more day of Christians shouting down at you.
You say you don’t dig politics that never was your bag.
People who could run for office wave their private flag.
Ain’t it nice to fly? You’re waving as soft clouds go by,
But peace won’t be still of its own free will
Ain’t it nice to fly? You’re waving as soft clouds go by,
All my life I've been taught how to think
And feel. Had preconceived ideas before
Experiencing anything for real. My parents,
Schools, and peers made up my mind. but now
It's time to stop and look around and see what
I really find...
Question everything I've accepted without
Thinking. Make sure I have a basis for what
I believe in.
How can you make a real decision choosing
From a set of solutions that you never really
Questioned at all? Let me try to explain as
Straightforward as I can my way of thinking
For breaking down mental walls:
Drop self-imposed limitations that restrict
Your choice in situations and you can figure
Out what you really want to do. Take into
Consideration the affect of your actions on
Those around you...
Question everything you've accepted without
Thinking. Make sure you have a basis for
To the maker of this house
The holder of the key
I gave You my heart
But held some back for me
Someday I would give You
Everything I am
But I stole my road to freedom
I took the key and ran
Disconnected
With my hands over my ears
You said You would meet me
If I'd reach out
I got a free will
I'm gonna use it
I got a free will
Yes, I do
Thank You for this gift
It's still a mystery
My freedom in Your hands
Is how it's meant to be
It's only when I give You
Everything I am
Bittersweet surrender
Take me
I got a free will
I'm gonna use it
I got a free will
Yes, I do
Something ain't right
You gotta let it go
Something ain't right
You gotta let it go
I'm gonna make it right
I'm letting go
And it's up to me
I got a free will
I got a free will
I'm gonna use it
I got a free will
Yes, I do
I got a free will
And I've got to lose it
So I give my free will
Back to You
Yes, I do
The son has set me free
And I am free indeed
Free Will is a dream
Fate is tattooed on our backs
We've never even made a choice
All we've ever had is sweet Determinism.
Sometimes you may feel surprised,
Sometime you might even start to feel free
But it's just all the effects and causes adding up
To everything that had to be.
No bra on her tits
Her tongue tucked in her cheek
And a short black skirt with nothing underneath
But sweet Feminism.
Sometimes she may seem intimidating
Sometimes you might even start to feel uneasy
But it's just your conventions and norms, your societal scorns
Towards her natural born identity. (You're no help at all, let her be! )
I'm glad to be unhappy again
Discontentment is relief
I have a confession, I loved my depression and I missed my misery
All that sweet Pessimism.
Sometimes you may feel alright
Sometimes you might even start to think positively
But the clouds and rain are coming back 'round again
Day of birth
Did you choose your part in the arena of life?
Born into rules - is there any choice at all ?
Reglementation - education
The plague of humanity
Take my decisions - revolution
The lie of reality
[Refrain:]
Free will - the trigger of society's threat
Refuse their control - free will - the only thing you
never had
Hours of death
Darkness fills your eyes with grievous regret
You recognize: your freedom was an illusion
Decency - morality
Restraining all you meant to be
Dehumanize - no more compromise
Feed your instincts to set your mind ...
[Refrain:]
Free will - the trigger of society's threat
Free will - the only thing you never had
[Solo: Oliver Lohmann / Gerd Lücking]
Reglementation - education
The plague of humanity
Take my decisions - revolution
The lie of reality
[Refrain:]
Free will - the trigger of society's threat
Refuse their control - free will - the only thing you
never had
Free will - the trigger of society's threat
Refuse their control - free will - the only thing you